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Claus

What does Claus mean?

Claus Pronunciation of Claus as a boys' name is of German and Greek origin, and the meaning of Claus is "people of victory". Variant of Nicholas, representing a short form of Niclaus or Niklaus. The name is associated in America with Santa Claus. Actor Klaus Kinski.

STARTS WITH Cla-

ASSOCIATED WITH greek, victory

Variations

VARIANTS Claes, Clause, Klaus

ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA KLAUS, NICHOLAS Claas, Colas, Klaas, Klaes

CREATIVE FORMS
(male) Ciaus, ..

(female) Clace, ..


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Claus Bentlee (C.B.), ..

How popular is Claus?

Claus is an uncommonly occurring first name for males but a very prominent last name for all people (#8393 out of 150436, Top 6%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Claus reached its top rank of #1211 in the U.S. during 1890-1899, but is not ranked currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Claus name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Claus outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Klaus, Nicholas (#74 A YEAR AGO) and Niklaus (#1082) are the popular alternative forms of Claus. Other variants, like Colas, are seldom used. These relations of Claus reached the peak of their popularity 23 years ago (USAGE OF 1.53%) and are now significantly less common (USAGE 0.28%, 81.9% LESS), with the form Nicholas becoming less stylish. Niklaus is the most trendy birth name in this list.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Claus, Klaus, Nicholas, Niklaus in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Nicholas outside U.S.

Similar Names

Recommended sound-alike names are Aldus, Altus, Caius, Cass, Celsus, Cetus, Chaps, Chas, Clair, Clare, Clark, Claro, Claud, Claude, Clay, Cletus, Clitus, Comus and Cyrus. These names tend to be more frequently used than Claus.

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