Klaus
Appearance
See also: Kláus
English
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Klaus
- A male given name from Ancient Greek, an alternative spelling of Claus.
- 2014 May 2, Mark Thompson and Aaron Smith, “U.S. presses CEOs to skip Russia’s Davos”, in CNN Business[1]:
- Similarly, Alcoa (AA)CEO Klaus Kleinfeld has also dropped plans to attend, but the company will participate, said spokeswoman Monica Orbe.
Anagrams
[edit]Danish
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Klaus
- a male given name, a less common spelling of Claus
References
[edit]- [2] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 11 180 males with the given name Klaus (compared to 25 307 named Claus) 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.
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German [Term?] (compare German Klaus), a short form of Latin Nicolaus. Attested in Finland since the Middle Ages. Also later associated with the saint's name Latin Claudius.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Klaus
- a male given name
- 1840, Kanteletar:3:8 Elinan surma:
- "Eikös muita ylpiöitä
kuin on Laukon Klaus Kurki?"
- 1971, Orvokki Autio, Puimakone bulevardilla, Kirjayhtymä, page 62:
- —Mä katson vain kuvat, vastasi poika. Mä sain tämän lehden lainaan yläkerran Klaussilta, sillä aikaa kun se pelaa pihassa.
—Jaa, vai niin, sanoi Saara ja ajatteli, että heti niillä on nimetkin eri sorttia, Klaus.- —I'm only checking the photos, the boy replied. I borrowed this magazine from Klaus upstairs as he's playing on the yard.
—Oh, I see, Saara said and thought about how already their names are so different, Klaus.
- —I'm only checking the photos, the boy replied. I borrowed this magazine from Klaus upstairs as he's playing on the yard.
- a Finnish surname transferred from the given name
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of Klaus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | Klaus | Klaukset | |
| genitive | Klauksen | Klausten Klauksien | |
| partitive | Klausta | Klauksia | |
| illative | Klaukseen | Klauksiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Klaus | Klaukset | |
| accusative | nom. | Klaus | Klaukset |
| gen. | Klauksen | ||
| genitive | Klauksen | Klausten Klauksien | |
| partitive | Klausta | Klauksia | |
| inessive | Klauksessa | Klauksissa | |
| elative | Klauksesta | Klauksista | |
| illative | Klaukseen | Klauksiin | |
| adessive | Klauksella | Klauksilla | |
| ablative | Klaukselta | Klauksilta | |
| allative | Klaukselle | Klauksille | |
| essive | Klauksena | Klauksina | |
| translative | Klaukseksi | Klauksiksi | |
| abessive | Klauksetta | Klauksitta | |
| instructive | — | Klauksin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
| Inflection of Klaus (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | Klaus | Klausit | |
| genitive | Klausin | Klausien | |
| partitive | Klausia | Klauseja | |
| illative | Klausiin | Klauseihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Klaus | Klausit | |
| accusative | nom. | Klaus | Klausit |
| gen. | Klausin | ||
| genitive | Klausin | Klausien | |
| partitive | Klausia | Klauseja | |
| inessive | Klausissa | Klauseissa | |
| elative | Klausista | Klauseista | |
| illative | Klausiin | Klauseihin | |
| adessive | Klausilla | Klauseilla | |
| ablative | Klausilta | Klauseilta | |
| allative | Klausille | Klauseille | |
| essive | Klausina | Klauseina | |
| translative | Klausiksi | Klauseiksi | |
| abessive | Klausitta | Klauseitta | |
| instructive | — | Klausein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Archaic:
| Inflection of Klaus (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | Klaus | Klaut | |
| genitive | Klaun | Klauiden Klauitten | |
| partitive | Klauta | Klauita | |
| illative | Klauhun | Klauihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Klaus | Klaut | |
| accusative | nom. | Klaus | Klaut |
| gen. | Klaun | ||
| genitive | Klaun | Klauiden Klauitten | |
| partitive | Klauta | Klauita | |
| inessive | Klaussa | Klauissa | |
| elative | Klausta | Klauista | |
| illative | Klauhun | Klauihin | |
| adessive | Klaulla | Klauilla | |
| ablative | Klaulta | Klauilta | |
| allative | Klaulle | Klauille | |
| essive | Klauna | Klauina | |
| translative | Klauksi | Klauiksi | |
| abessive | Klautta | Klauitta | |
| instructive | — | Klauin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Statistics
[edit]- Klaus is the 262nd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 1,882 male individuals (and as a middle name to 603 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
- The surname Klaus belongs to 84 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
References
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /klaʊ̯s/, (Germany, typically) [kl̥äo̯s], (Austria, typically) [kɫ̥ɑɔ̯s]
Audio (Germany (Berlin)): (file) - Rhymes: -aʊ̯s
Etymology 1
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Klaus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Klaus' or Klausens or (with an article) Klaus, plural Kläuse or Klause or Klaus)
- a male given name
Proper noun
[edit]Klaus m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Klaus' or Klausens or (with an article) Klaus, plural Klaus or Klausens)
- a surname
- 2025 November 13, Katharina Lehle, “Seltene Krankheit: Waiblinger Familie hofft auf normales Leben für Bennett”, in Waiblinger Kreiszeitung[3]:
- Das Leben von Familie Klaus ist unplanbar. [...] Und wie bewältigen die Klausens ihren nicht planbaren Alltag?
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Etymology 2
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
[edit]Klaus n (proper noun, genitive Klaus' or (with an article) Klaus)
- a municipality of Vorarlberg, Austria
Etymology 3
[edit]From Yiddish קלויז (kloyz). Doublet of Klause.
Noun
[edit]Klaus f (genitive Klaus, plural Klausen)
- (Judaism) kloyz (private house of study, small synagogue)
- Synonym: Klausensynagoge
Declension
[edit]Categories:
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English given names
- English male given names
- English male given names from Ancient Greek
- English terms with quotations
- Danish lemmas
- Danish proper nouns
- Danish given names
- Danish male given names
- Finnish terms derived from Middle High German
- Finnish terms derived from Latin
- Finnish 1-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑus
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑus/1 syllable
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish proper nouns
- Finnish given names
- Finnish male given names
- Finnish terms with quotations
- Finnish surnames
- Finnish surnames from given names
- Finnish vastaus-type nominals
- Finnish risti-type nominals
- Finnish rosé-type nominals
- German 1-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:German/aʊ̯s
- Rhymes:German/aʊ̯s/1 syllable
- German clippings
- German lemmas
- German proper nouns
- German masculine nouns
- German given names
- German male given names
- German feminine nouns
- German nouns with multiple genders
- German surnames
- German terms with quotations
- German neuter nouns
- de:Municipalities of Vorarlberg, Austria
- de:Places in Vorarlberg, Austria
- de:Places in Austria
- German terms derived from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- German terms borrowed from Yiddish
- German terms derived from Yiddish
- German doublets
- German nouns
- de:Judaism
