MEANING & HISTORY
What does Claudia mean?
Claudia is the feminine form of the Roman family name Claudius. Its traditional Latin explanation connects the name with claudus, lame.
The physical description belongs to ancient name formation rather than a statement about any modern person. Claudia’s classical and Christian histories helped transmit it into many European languages.
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Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
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EnglishEtymology & source
In use from the 16th century. Borrowed from Latin Claudia.
A female given name from Latin, masculine equivalent Claudius.
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SpanishEtymology & source
From the Latin Claudia.
a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Claudia
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People with the name Claudia
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Claudia Zobel
Filipino actress (1964–1984)
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
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distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Claudia Zobel
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Claudia in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Claudia
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Claudio♂Form of the Roman family name Claudius
- Klaudia♀Claudia-family name through the Roman Claudius
- Claude·French form of Claudius, a Roman family name
- Claudine♀French feminine form of Claude
- Claudius·Roman family name, possibly associated with Latin claudus
- Alodia♀Early Spanish saint’s name, possibly Germanic
- Clara♀Clear, bright, or famous
- Clarita♀Clear; bright, through Clara
What rhymes with Claudia?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Explore Claudia further
Follow the sources
- Wikidata given-name item Q2936353 — Claudia (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Claudia Zobel (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q2936353 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Claudia (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary contributors — Claudia (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary: Claudia (opens in a new tab)
Personal-name formation and etymological relationships; imported dictionary account consulted.
- Wiktionary: Claudio (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
Consulted underlying source-name etymology supporting the stated formation or root.
- Wiktionary: Claudio (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Consulted underlying source-name etymology supporting the stated formation or root.
- Wiktionary: Claudio (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Consulted underlying source-name etymology supporting the stated formation or root.