Claus

See also: claus

English

Alternative forms

• Klaus

Etymology

From Dutch and German Claus, a contraction of Nikolaus (“Nicholas”).

Proper noun

Claus

1. A male given name.

Derived terms

• Santa Claus

Translations

male given name

• Esperanto: Niĉjo
• French: Nico (fr)

• Persian: کلاوس‏‎ (klâws), کلاوز‏‎ (klâwz)
• Swedish: Klas (sv)

Anagrams

• Lucas, cauls, lusca

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Danish

Alternative forms

• Klaus

Proper noun

Claus

1. A male given name derived from Nikolaus.

Related terms

• Niels and its variants
• (surnames) Clausen, Klausen

References

• [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 25 307 males with the given name Claus (compared to 11 180 named Klaus) have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klaʊ̯s/
• Rhymes: -aʊ̯s

Proper noun

Claus

1. A male given name, a less common spelling of Klaus.