The first name Claudia

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About the first name Claudia

Meaning

The name Claudia is related to Claude. It shares the same historical root, even when the precise meaning varies across sources.

Historical origin

Claudia belongs to the same name family as Claude. The name Claude comes from the Latin Claudius, the name of an important Roman gens, later adopted as a Christian given name.

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In archival records, Claudia may coexist with Claude or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:clo-diaklodj.a

Frequency of the first name Claudia by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Claudia by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name ClaudiaLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Claudia in baptisms by year.201510501845187619071938196920001845–1849 1 baptisms1855–1859 4 baptisms1860–1864 11 baptisms1865–1869 12 baptisms1870–1874 6 baptisms1875–1879 6 baptisms1880–1884 12 baptisms1885–1889 12 baptisms1890–1894 13 baptisms1895–1899 11 baptisms1900–1904 4 baptisms1905–1909 7 baptisms1910–1914 5 baptisms1915–1919 3 baptisms1920–1924 1 baptisms1925–1929 1 baptisms1945–1949 1 baptisms1950–1954 3 baptisms1965–1969 1 baptisms1970–1974 10 baptisms1975–1979 12 baptisms1980–1984 12 baptisms1985–1989 12 baptisms1990–1994 8 baptisms1995–1999 8 baptisms2000–2004 3 baptisms

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