Klaus

== English == === Proper noun === Klaus A male given name from Ancient Greek, an alternative spelling of Claus. === Anagrams === Lusak, Kulas, kulas, Lukas, Sulak, Sukla, Kalus == Danish == === Proper noun === Klaus a male given name, a less common spelling of Claus === References === [2] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 11 180 males with the given name Klaus (compared to 25 307 named Claus) have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 June 2011. == Finnish == === Etymology === From Middle High German [Term?] (compare German Klaus), a short form of Latin Nicolaus. Attested in Finland since the Middle Ages. Also later associated with the saint's name Latin Claudius. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈklɑu̯s/, [ˈklɑ̝u̯s̠] Rhymes: -ɑus Syllabification(key): Klaus Hyphenation(key): Klaus === Proper noun === Klaus a male given name a Finnish surname transferred from the given name ==== Declension ==== Archaic: ==== Statistics ==== Klaus is the 262nd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 1,882 male individuals (and as a middle name to 603 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. The surname Klaus belongs to 84 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References === === Anagrams === kalsu, lasku, sulka == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /klaʊ̯s/, (Germany, typically) [kl̥äo̯s], (Austria, typically) [kɫ̥ɑɔ̯s] Rhymes: -aʊ̯s === Etymology 1 === Clipping of Nikolaus. ==== Alternative forms ==== Claus (surname, otherwise dated) ==== Proper noun ==== Klaus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Klaus' or Klausens or (with an article) Klaus, plural Kläuse or Klause or Klaus) a male given name ==== Proper noun ==== Klaus m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Klaus' or Klausens or (with an article) Klaus, plural Klaus or Klausens) a surname === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Proper noun ==== Klaus n (proper noun, genitive Klaus' or (with an article) Klaus) a municipality of Vorarlberg, Austria === Etymology 3 === From Yiddish קלויז (kloyz). Doublet of Klause. ==== Noun ==== Klaus f (genitive Klaus, plural Klausen) (Judaism) kloyz (private house of study, small synagogue) Synonym: Klausensynagoge ===== Declension =====