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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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Claude m. Latin Claudius from claudus 'lame', the name of two Roman gentes, one patrician, one plebeian.

France
Middle French
● 1562 Claude RegPCC-1 p. 8; 1563 Claude ibid. p. 19; 1564 Claude ibid. p. 45; 1565 Claude ibid. p. 137; 1566 Claude ibid. p. 207
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 2016, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2016/1/name/Claude.