Klaus name meaning
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What does Klaus mean?
Of Old Greek origin, Unfamiliar Klaus is used as a baby boy name and is notably used in German, Old Norse, Norwegian, Scandinavian, Danish, Finnish, Swedish and Greenlandic, Klaus means "Nikolaus or Victory".
Klaus is variant of well-known and enduring Claudius. Curious Latin and German Claudius, meaning of Claudius is "Lame, Disabled and Lame, Crippled". Also Klaus is form of Claus in Scandinavian and German languages.
Also Klaus is form of Nicholas in German language. Also Klaus is German equivalent of Nikolaus. The name is celebrated on 6 December.
How do I pronounce Klaus?
The most common way to pronounce two syllabled Klaus is kl(owse). It can also be pronounced as k-laus.
Variants of Klaus
Claus, Claudius, Nicolas, Claud, Klaudius, Nicholas, Nikolaus, Nichol, Claes, Collin, Kolja, Nicolaus, Nikkolaus
How popular is the name Klaus?
Klaus is a familiar baby name in United States, it has been in use since 1948 and was able to reach the top 2000 names. In 1968, it ranked 1391st when 53 boy were named Klaus.
There are over 995 babies that have been given the name Klaus in United States. Klaus is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales still in use today. In France, it has been in use since 1941 but could not make beyond the top 300.
Over 181 babies in France have been named Klaus.
However things change on global perspective, Klaus is extremely popular in Germany where every 1 in 100 have the name. Also the baby name is popular in Austria, Denmark, Switzerland and Brazil.
As per our estimate, over 1070000 people has been named Klaus globally.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2826 | 42 |
| 2017 | 2410 | 53 |
| 2016 | 3965 | 26 |
| 2015 | 2955 | 39 |
| 2014 | 3882 | 26 |
Facts
Klaus in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 77 | 110 | 0 | 5 |
 | 3963 | 505 | 5 | 0 |
Here's what numbers has to say about Klaus
You want to be surrounded with self-confident people who choose to work on success over complaining, talking about great things over gossiping, and solitude over you sometimes. You are dominant in your circle of friends. You are seen as this ignorant, negative person who's full of himself, when in fact, you are the total opposite but only for people who deserve it. Planning is what keeps your mind in shape.
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Famous people named Klaus
- Klaus Riedel, German rocket pioneer
- Klaus Rainer Röhl, pre-eminent German journalist and author, best known as founder
- Klaus Hänsch, German Politician
- Klaus Groth, Low German poet
- Klaus Hildebrand, German liberal-conservative historian whose area of expertise is 19th–20th-century German political and military history
- Klaus Berntsen, Danish politician, representing the Liberal party
- Klaus Hasselmann, leading German oceanographer and climate modeller
- Klaus Woerner, founder and CEO of ATS Automation Tooling Systems
- Klaus Bonhoeffer, German jurist and resistance fighter against the Nazi régime
- Klaus Theweleit, German sociologist and writer
- Klaus Sulzenbacher, former Nordic combined skier
- Klaus Scholder, German ecclesiastical historian
- Klaus Ernst, leading member of the Labour and Social Justice Party and now The Left
- Klaus Mehnert, globetrotting German political scientist and a journalist
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- Klaus Barthel, German politician and member of the SPD
- Klaus Uwe Benneter, German politician and member of the SPD
- Klaus Gerhart, American photographer
- Klaus Niedzwiedz, former professional race driver and motoring journalist
- Klaus Ofner, Austrian nordic combined skier
- Klaus Brandner, German politician and member of the SPD
- Klaus Rifbjerg, Danish writer
- Klaus Wachsmann, British ethnomusicologist of German birth
- Klaus Ehl, German former athlete
- Klaus Merz, Swiss writer
- Klaus von Oertzen, was involved
- Klaus Patau, German-born American geneticist
- Klaus Berger, German academic theologian
- Klaus Herm, German television actor
- Klaus Richtzenhain, East German athlete who competed mainly in the 1
- Klaus Thiele, East German athlete
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- Klaus Ambrosch, Austrian decathlete
- Klaus Havenstein, German actor, cabaret artist
- Klaus Bender, German financial journalist and author
- Klaus Suomela, Finnish gymnast
- Klaus Flaming, is Finnish radio host
- Klaus Croissant, lawyer of the Red Army Faction
- Klaus Kübler, retired West German triple jumper
- Klaus Schütz, German politician of the Social Democratic Party
- Klaus Gruner, former East German handball player
- Klaus Fuchs, German theoretical physicist and atomic spy who,
- Klaus von Klitzing, German physicist,
- Klaus Roth, German-born British mathematician
- Klaus Knopper, German electrical engineer and free software developer
- Klaus von Storch, Chilean aerospace engineer and astronaut trainee
- Klaus Keil, professor at the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa
- Klaus Biemann, professor of chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Klaus Traube, German engineer and former manager
- Klaus Barbie, SS and Gestapo functionary during the Nazi era
- Klaus Maria Brandauer, Austrian actor and director
- Klaus Voormann, German artist, musician, and record producer
- Klaus Schulze, German electronic music pioneer
- Klaus Kinski, German actor
- Klaus Nomi, German countertenor noted for his wide vocal range and an unusual
- Klaus Wowereit, German politician, member of the SPD
- Klaus Teuber, German designer of board games
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