Claude (given name)

Claude is a French given name originating from the Latin name Claudius meaning "strong willed". In French, it is used for both men and women. In English, it is mostly used for men; it is an uncommon given name for women or a family name.

Claude

Claude Monet, a founder of French Impressionist painting
Pronunciation	/klod/
Gender	usually male
Origin
Word/name	French, via Latin
Meaning	Latin: "strong willed"
Region of origin	France
Other names
Related names	Claudius, Claudia, Claudie, Marie-Claude, Claudio, Claudette

Men

Women

• Claude de Bectoz (1490–1547), writer, intellectual, abbess and correspondent of Francis I of France
• Claude of France (1499–1524), queen consort of King Francis I of France and Duchess of Brittany
• Claude of France (1547–1575), second daughter of King Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici
• Claude de Vin des Œillets (1637–1687), a mistress of King Louis XIV of France
• Claude Albright (1873–1923), American opera singer
• Claude Arrieu (1903–1990), French composer
• Claude Batho (1935–1981), French photographer
• Claude Baumann, Swiss chess player
• Claude Bergeret (born 1954), French table tennis player
• Claude Borelli (1934–1960), French actress
• Claude Cahun (1894–1954), French surrealist photographer, sculptor and writer
• Claude Chirac (born 1962), daughter of Jacques Chirac
• Claude Darciaux (born 1942), French politician
• Claude DeBellefeuille (born 1963), Canadian politician
• Claude Dulong (1922–2017), French woman historian
• Claude Farell (1914–2008), Austrian actress
• Claude Gauvard (born 1942), French medievalist historian and academic
• Claude Génia (1913–1979), French actress
• Claude Gensac (1927–2016), French actress
• Claude Greff (born 1954), French politician
• Claude Haffner (born 1976), French-Congolese filmmaker
• Claude Jade (1948–2006), French actress
• Claude Klee (1931–2017), French biochemist
• Claude Kogan (1919–1959), French mountain climber
• Claude B. Levenson (1938–2010), French journalist and writer
• Claude Lombard (1945–2021), Belgian singer
• Claude Mandonnaud (born 1950), French swimmer
• Claude May (1913–2009), French actress
• Claude Mérelle (1888–1976), French actress
• Claude or Claudia Moatti (born 1954), French historian specialising in Roman Studies
• Claude Mossé (1924–2022), French historian
• Claude Nollier (1919–2009), French actress
• Claude Perchat (1952–2022), French graphic designer and illustrator
• Claude Perron (born 1966), French actress
• Claude Pompidou (1912–2007), widow of President Georges Pompidou
• Claude Porter White (1907–1975), American author and composer
• Claude Pujade-Renaud (born 1932), French writer
• Claude Raguet Hirst (1855–1942), American painter
• Claude Saint-Cyr (1911–2002), French milliner
• Claude Sarraute (1927–2023), French writer and journalist
• Claude Scott-Mitchell, Australian actress
• Claude Sylvain (1930–2005), French actress and singer
• Claude Winter (1931–2011), French stage and film actress

Fictional characters

• Claude (chatbot), a large language model developed by Anthropic AI
• Claude, from the anime series Beyblade G-Revolution
• Claude, from the Bleach franchise
• Claude, eponymous dog from the Claude series of books by Alex T. Smith
• Claude, protagonist of the video game Grand Theft Auto III
• Claude, young numbat in the 2007 Australian film Gumnutz: A Juicy Tale
• Claude, from the television series Heroes
• Claude, uncle of Hugo Cabret in the novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret
• Claude, French character in the children's television series The Raggy Dolls
• Claude, from the children's animated series Timothy Goes to School
• Claude, a rabbit villager in the video game series Animal Crossing
• Claude of Valois, from the television series Reign
• Claude Hooper Bukowski, protagonist of the musical Hair
• Claude Cat, from the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoon series from Warner Bros.
• Claude Faustus, demonic butler from the Black Butler franchise
• Claude Fitzwilliam, title character in the 1967 American romantic comedy film Fitzwilly
• Claude Frollo, villain of the Victor Hugo novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame and its Disney adaptation
• Claude, a crab and one of the Peggle Masters from Peggle
• Claude von Riegan, one of the three main lords from the video games Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
• Claude Scruggs, a minor character in the Pixar animated film Cars
• Claude Speed, protagonist of the video game Grand Theft Auto 2
• Claude Sterling, villain from the manga adaptation of the "Vampire Kisses" book series
• Claude Wallace, protagonist of the video game Valkyria Chronicles 4
• Claude Wheeler, main character of Willa Cather's One of Ours
• Claude Banks, main character of Life portrayed by Martin Lawrence
• Claude Remy Auburn, a character in Auburn's Chronicle.

See also

• Claud, a given name
• Claude (disambiguation)
• Claudio
• Claudia