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Claudia

/ˈklɔː.di.ə/

Claudia proper noun: a female given name from Latin, masculine equivalent Claudius.

Proper noun

Claudia

  1. A female given name from Latin, masculine equivalent Claudius.
    • Make ſpede to come befoꝛe winter. Eubolus gretith the / and Pudes / and Linus / and Claudia / and all the bꝛethꝛen.1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, 2 Timothy iiij:[21], folio cclxxxij, verso
    • Claudia is really Mummy, but she does not like being Mummy so you have to say Claudia. […] Lisa is a better name. Claudia bangs, like the gong in the hall at Sotleigh. Bang – whoom! Lisa makes a nice silky noise, like streams or rain.1987, Penelope Lively, chapter 4, in Moon Tiger, New York, N.Y.: Grove Press, published 1988, →ISBN, page 45

Origin of Claudia

In use from the 16th century. Borrowed from Latin Claudia.

Questions about Claudia

What does Claudia mean?
Claudia means a female given name from Latin, masculine equivalent Claudius.
What part of speech is Claudia?
Claudia is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Claudia?
Claudia is pronounced /ˈklɔː.di.ə/ (UK).

Words near Claudia in the dictionary

  1. Claude Lorraine glasses
  2. Claude Road
  3. Claude's syndrome
  4. Claudes
  5. claudetite
  6. Claudia
  7. Claudian
  8. Claudian letters
  9. claudicant
  10. claudicants
  11. claudicate

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