How to Say "Claude" in French

Claude

/klod/

Claude is the French form of the male given name Claude.

In French, Claude is a unisex name used for both males and females.

Meaning: male given name (name)

How do you pronounce it?

/klod/

The name 'Claude' is the French version of the Roman family name 'Claudius', meaning 'limping' or 'lame' in Latin.
While the name is gender-neutral in French, the adjective used to describe a person named Claude must still agree with the person's biological gender.
In French culture, Claude is often associated with the Impressionist movement because of the painter Claude Monet.

Jean-Claude se flatte d'être parmi les meilleurs, sinon le meilleur dans son domaine.
Jean-Claude fancies himself to be among the best, if not the best, in his field.
This sentence shows the name Claude as part of the compound name Jean-Claude.
Tatoeba #549556 by Snout, translation #12463898 by sundown
Enfant, Claude préférait se plonger dans des livres de grammaire plutôt que jouer avec ses copains.
As a child, Claude preferred to occupy himself with grammar books than to play with his friends.
This sentence uses the name Claude to describe a person's childhood preferences.
Tatoeba #443986 by Archibald, translation #7787924 by AJ_110
Dans son essai « l'Espéranto : langue européenne ou asiatique », Claude Piron a montré les similitudes entre l'espéranto et le chinois, mettant à bas la conception que l'espéranto serait purement eurocentrique.
In his essay "Esperanto: European or Asiatic language" Claude Piron has shown the similarities between Esperanto and Chinese, thereby putting to rest the notion that Esperanto is purely eurocentric.
This sentence refers to an author named Claude Piron.
Tatoeba #569818 by sacredceltic, translation #566525 by Dejo
2 more sentences on Tatoeba

Manon and Nathan are talking about a mutual friend at a café.

Manon

Est-ce que Claude vient à la fête ce soir ?
Is Claude coming to the party tonight?
Nathan

Non, Claude est trop occupé avec son travail.
No, Claude is too busy with his work.
Manon

C'est dommage, je voulais le voir.
That's a shame, I wanted to see him.
Nathan

On peut l'appeler demain.
We can call him tomorrow.

Sources

Wiktionary, “claude” translations and entries Claude, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries Claude, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

⭐Share⭐ to appreciate human effort 🙏