Claude (name)
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| Pronunciation | /clod/ |
| Gender | usually Male |
| Meaning | Latin: "Lame" |
| Region of Origin | France |
| Origin | French, via Latin |
| Related names | Claudius, Claudia, Marie-Claude |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Claude |
Claude ("lame" in Latin) is a relatively common French given name for males. It can also be an uncommon given name for females or a family name. The name may refer to the following:
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[edit] Claude as a Male Name
[edit] Real-life
- Claude Thomas Bourchier, English lieutenant and recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Louis-Claude Daquin, French composer
- Claude Debussy, French composer
- Claude Demetrius, African-American songwriter
- Claude Elwood Shannon, American electrical engineer and mathematician
- Claude François, French musician
- Claude Hulbert, British comic actor
- Claude Joseph Vernet, French painter
- Claude Lévi-Strauss, French anthropologist
- Claude Lorrain, French artist
- Claude Louis Berthollet, French chemist
- Claude Lemieux, Retired ice hockey player in the National Hockey League.
- Claude Makélélé, Professional footballer
- Claude Monet, French painter
- Claude Nicollier, the first Swiss astronaut
- Claude Rains, an English-speaking actor
- Claude Rouer, a French road cyclist
- Claudin de Sermisy, French Renaissance composer
- St. Claude de la Colombière, Christian saint
- St. Claude of Besançon, Christian saint
[edit] Fictional
- Claude (Grand Theft Auto), fictional Grand Theft Auto character
- Claude, a fictional character in the Beyblade anime.
- Claude, a fictional character in the Bleach franchise.
- Claude Frollo, fictional villain in The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
- Claude Hooper Bukowski, protagonist in Hair
- Claude C. Kenni, main protagonist of Star Ocean: The Second Story
- Claude (Heroes), character played by Christopher Eccleston in the show Heroes
- Claude Baudez (Granado Espada), fictional Granado Espada character
[edit] Claude as female name
- Claude Pompidou, wife of President Georges Pompidou
- Claude Jade, French actress
- Claude Gensac, French actress
- Claude Nollier, French actress
- Claude Sarraute, French journalist
- Claude Chirac, daughter of Jacques Chirac
[edit] Claude as a family name
- Jean Claude, French Protestant theologian
- Albert Claude, Belgian Nobel Prize in Medicine recipient
- Georges Claude, French engineer, chemist and inventor
- Paul-Jean Claude, Canado-Haitian researcher, egyptologist and theologist
- Bonivert Claude, Former Bank of Haïti governor.
