Claudius

Latin

"lame; enclosure"

Claudius Origin and Meaning

The name Claudius is a boy's name of German origin meaning "lame; enclosure".

Claudius is one of the most user-friendly of the ancient Roman names – even though it's associated with the villainous character in Shakespeare's Hamlet. But as with feminine form Claudia, the "lame" meaning may stymie the rise of Claudius. Some etymologists theorize that the name may relate to the word for enclosure or clause, an alternate meaning that may appeal to a child with a form of this otherwise-appealing name.

Claudius Rank in US Top 1000

# 780 in the US

Claudius Popularity

• 1055 Nameberry 2023

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Famous People Named Claudius

• (Tiberius) Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus Roman Emperor
• Claudius Gothicus Roman Emperor
• Claudius Lysias Roman tribune mentioned in the Bible
• Claudius Aelianus Roman scholar of Greek
• Claudius Hart Huston American industrialist and politician
• Benoit "Claudius" Crozet French,American educator and civil engineer
• Claudius Salmasius French classical scholar
• Claudius Clavus Danish cartographer

Claudius in Pop Culture

• Claudius king in Shakespeare's "Hamlet"
• Claudius Templesmith announcer in The Hunger Games series
• "Claudius Bombarnac " novel by Jules Verne and its main character
• "I Claudius," a book by Robert Graves and miniseries about Roman Emperor Claudius