"Claudia" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈklɔː.di.ə/ [UK], /ˈklaʊ.di.ə/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Claudia.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: In use from the 16th century. Borrowed from Latin Claudia. Etymology templates: {{borrowed|en|la|Claudia}} Latin Claudia Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Claudia
  1. A female given name from Latin, masculine equivalent Claudius. Translations (female given name): Κλαυδία (Klaudía) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), Clàudia [feminine] (Catalan), 克勞迪婭 /克劳迪娅 (Kèláodíyà) (Chinese Mandarin), Klaudie (Czech), Claudie (French), Claudia (German), Claudia (Italian), Klaudija [feminine] (Latvian), Klaudia [feminine] (Polish), Cláudia [feminine] (Portuguese), Кла́вдия (Klávdija) (english: cognate) [feminine] (Russian), Claudia (Spanish)
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