Claus

KLOW-ss

Scandinavian and German variation of Nicolas

"people of victory"

Claus Origin and Meaning

The name Claus is a boy's name of Scandinavian origin.

A very Christmas-y Christmas baby name, that may avoid the Santa image by instead adopting the alternative spelling Klaus.

Claus Rank in US Top 1000

# 819 in the US

20 Names Similar to Claus

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• Salvador
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• Marmaduke
• Sigmund
• Raul
• Hans
• Jebediah
• Vlad
• Dougal
• Gunther
• Franz
• Boris
• Ebenezer
• Cletus
• Antoine
• Ernst
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Famous People Named Claus

• Claus George Willem Otto Frederik Geert van Amsberg Prince of the Netherlands; husband of Queen Beatrix
• Claus von Bulow (born Claus Cecil Borberg) British socialite acquitted of murder of his wife
• Claus Philipp Maria Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg German army officer who tried to assassinate Hitler
• Claus Christiansen Danish footballer
• Claus Adam American cellist
• Claus Norreen Danish musician of band Aqua
• Claus Ogerman German pop music arranger
• Claus Bertel Toksvig Danish broadcaster
• (Adolph) Claus J. Spreckels German,American industrialist in Hawaii
• Claus Casimir Bernhard Marius Max (b. 2004), Count of Oranje,Nassau; son of Prince Constanijn of the Netherlands