Baby name

STABLE BOY · GREEK-GERMANIC
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Claas

/KLAHS/


“Victory of the people”

Low German and Frisian short form of Nikolaus (Nicholas), from Greek Nikolaos meaning victory of the people; the double-a spelling is characteristic of Low German phonology.

klaas

strong

How it ages.

Distinctly regional within Germany; the Low German form gives it local flavor that ages well in context.

The cultural moment.

Traditional in northern Germany and the Netherlands; steady rather than trendy.