Details for the forename Claus

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Claus (male)


Variants:	Klaes (M) Klass (M) Klaus (M)
Diminutive for:	Niklaus (M)
Pet Name for:	Launo (M) Nicholas (M) Nikolaus (M)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:	German spelling variant of Klaus. Originally a diminutive for Niklaus, Klaus/Claus is also a German given name in its own right. Also Dutch pet name for Nicholas [q.v.], from Greek "victory (of the) people".