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Claudia

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Meaning

Means "lame", from a Roman family nickname.

Origin and History

  • · The feminine of Claudius, from Latin claudus, "lame" — a Roman nickname that became the name of one of Rome's most important patrician gentes.
  • · It appears in the New Testament (Second Timothy) as a Christian woman from the Roman community.

Traits and personality

Under Pythagorean numerology, the initials C, L and U map to the number 3: a creative, expressive personality — sociable, with a natural talent for communication. This is a numerology reading, not an exact science — character is shaped by life, not by a name.

Initial
C
Syllables
2

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