Claudia

Claudia is a girl name of Latin origin, meaning An old Roman family name.

What Claudia means

An old Roman family name.

Claudia sits at 7 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room. Its 4 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.

Where Claudia comes from

Latin names travelled through the Roman world and then through the Church, which is why so many survive across Europe in local variants. A great many were originally descriptive — of virtue, of appearance, or of birth order.

Claudia is recorded as Latin in origin. Browse other Latin names.

How popular is Claudia?

Claudia sits outside the top 100 girl names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.

The character of Claudia

We group Claudia under the long-established classics. If that is the quality drawing you to it, the theme link below collects every other name we hold in the same group.

Themes: Classic

Names like Claudia

These share Claudia's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

  • Camila — Perfect, unblemished.
  • Clara — Bright, clear, famous.
  • Aurelia — The golden one.
  • Beatrice — She who brings happiness.
  • Cecilia — Patroness of music.
  • Clementine — Mild and merciful.
  • Constance — Steadfast and constant.
  • Grace — Grace, elegance, divine favor.
  • Rose — The rose flower.
  • Augusta — Great and venerable.
  • Beatrix — Voyager; bringer of joy.
  • Diana — Divine; goddess of the moon and hunt.

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