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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Claudia f. Latin Claudia from claudus 'lame', the name of two Roman gentes, one patrician, one plebeian. Fem. of Claude.

France
Middle French
1563 Claude RegPCC-1 p. 38; 1564 Claude ibid. p. 57; 1565 Claude ibid. p. 128; 1566 Claude ibid. p. 197; 1567 Claude ibid. p. 302; 1571 Claude ibid. p. 567; 1572 Claude ibid. p. 495; 1587 Claude RTFProvins 17
Switzerland
Latin
1436 Glauda (abl) MHCG2 210, Glaudam (acc) ibid. 210
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Claudia". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2018, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2018/1/name/Claudia.