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Claude

Pronunciation: KLAWD (key)

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Origin of the name Claude:

From the Latin Claudius, an old Roman family name derived from claudus (lame).

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Canadians use the charming pronunciation (Clode), just like the correct French pronunciation.

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Claudie

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7th-century Saint Claude of Besançon.

Claude Rains, actor (Movies include Adventures of Robin Hood, Here Comes Mr. Jordan, Casablanca)
Claude Lévi-Strauss, French anthropologist.
Monet, Claude, French impressionist painter.
Claude Akins, American actor.
Claude Debussy, French composer.
Claude Lorrain, Baroque era landscape painter.
Claude Chabrol, French New-Wave film director.

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Claude Frollo, main antagonist from Victor Hugo's novel "The Hunchback of Notre Dame."
Claude Hooper Bukowski, principal role in the musical Hair.

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