Definitions

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  • proper noun A male given name.

Etymologies

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Roman family name Claudius, from Latin claudus "lame".

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Examples

  • One rugged-looking cat had on a cap and a ragged vest, and he said, “Man, is your name Claude Brown?”

    Manchild in the Promised Land Claude Brown 1965

  • -- Crossing the river, (which I called the Claude), we travelled, first, through an open forest, and then across one of the richest plains I had ever seen, and on which the ANTHISTIRIA AUSTRALIS, and PANICUM LOEVINODE, the two best Australian grasses, grew most abundantly.

    Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia Thomas Mitchell 1823

  • “Enchanted” was the word Claude Blanchard used as he summarized the feelings of those fellow-countrymen who subsequently told him of Washington’s “easy and noble bearing, extensive and correct views and the art of making himself beloved. . .

    Washington Richard Harwell 1968

  • “Enchanted” was the word Claude Blanchard used as he summarized the feelings of those fellow-countrymen who subsequently told him of Washington’s “easy and noble bearing, extensive and correct views and the art of making himself beloved. . .

    Washington Richard Harwell 1968

  • “Enchanted” was the word Claude Blanchard used as he summarized the feelings of those fellow-countrymen who subsequently told him of Washington’s “easy and noble bearing, extensive and correct views and the art of making himself beloved. . .

    Washington Richard Harwell 1968

  • “Enchanted” was the word Claude Blanchard used as he summarized the feelings of those fellow-countrymen who subsequently told him of Washington’s “easy and noble bearing, extensive and correct views and the art of making himself beloved. . .

    Washington Richard Harwell 1968

  • Well, Jean-Claude is done being a naked-bunned karate puppet for big money.

    The Expendables: Two New Posters, First Trailer Premieres at ShoWest | /Film 2010

  • I hope it's more than just a bunch of Jean-Claude is old and broke now jokes.

    JCVD Movie Trailer - Jean-Claude Van Damme is Back! | /Film 2008

  • Claude is retired now, but during his career as Vice President and Assistant

    LENNDEVOURS: 2008

  • Claude is retired now, but during his career as Vice President and Assistant

    Christiano Family Vineyards 2004 Merlot 2008

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