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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Claude m. Latin Claudius from claudus 'lame'.

The name of two Roman gentes, one patrician, one plebeian.

Italy
Latin
1265x1339 Claudi (gen) BBC-Berg 23; 1527 Claudius (nom) Rome1527 p. 85
Switzerland
Latin
14thCx1478 Glaudii (gen) Ob-SPVn (111), Glaudium (acc) ibid. (176); 1360 Glaudius (nom) ibid. (87)
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Claude". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Claude.