Claudius name - Meaning of Claudius

Claudius name - Meaning of Claudius

Gender

Masculine

Lucky Number

9

Usage

Ancient Roman, Latin

Pronounced

KLAW-dee-əs (English)

Claudius Meaning

From a Roman family name which was derived from Latin claudus meaning "lame, crippled". This was the family name of several Roman emperors of the 1st century, including the emperor known simply as Claudius. He was poisoned by his wife Agrippina in order to bring her son Nero (Claudius's stepson) to power. The name was later borne by several early saints, including a 7th-century bishop of Besançon. Claudius is a Latin name, a direct take from the earlier Latin “claudius” which means "feeble, lame or limping".

Claudius Related Names
Feminine Form: Claudia
Other Languages: Klaudio (Croatian), Claude, Claud (English), Claude (French), Claudio (Italian), Klaudijs (Latvian), Klaudiusz (Polish), Cláudio (Portuguese), Claudiu (Romanian), Claudio (Spanish)