2007-02-10 17:42:12 · 13 answers · asked by ♥claudia♥♥ 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
My friend was named after his auntie's cat: Doug the Cat.
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2007-02-10 18:31:37 · answer #1 · answered by ... 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Oxford Names Companion, by Patrick Hanks et al. is an excellent source of information. It runs to 1264 pages and deals with surnames, given names and place names. The section on given names is 203 pages long. It probably costs about £25 new, but I got my copy at a discount bookshop for £5.99 Failing that, every public library should have two or three books in the reference section on the origin of names.
The entry for Claudia says that it is from Latin, being the feminine form of Claudius.
2007-02-11 19:49:14 · answer #2 · answered by deedsallan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree, Claudia is a beautiful name, but no senior it's a Latin name. Don't forget that more than one Roman emperor bore the name Claudius.
Continuing with my effort yo answer your question, some names have a Latin origin Caesar Julius Marcellus Agrippina, etc
A second group of names have a Germanic origin the are all those names ended in BERT, RICH, FRIED, ILDA, ILDO, HARD,
And the 3th large group is from Jewish ancestry and these are perhaps the most familiar in Western Countries
These names are taken from the Bible. Mary Joseph, John, Peter, Paul. Maria, Sarah, Esther etc
I hope this answer will be useful for you
2007-02-11 02:20:44 · answer #3 · answered by QQ dri lu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A book or a website of baby names will usually give the origin of the name.
2007-02-11 01:50:58 · answer #4 · answered by mightymite1957 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I searched wikipedia for my name and I found loads of interesting information. Now I know what it means,where is it from,who had the same name in history.
2007-02-11 05:52:54 · answer #5 · answered by Erina♣Liszt's Girl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you mean orgin of country, and what your name means, there are plenty of books and websites you can check. Just go to yahoo/google search bar and type in 'name orgins' or something of the sort. Hope this helps!
2007-02-11 01:48:56 · answer #6 · answered by Apfel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are dictionaries available that give you the history of your name to what country it originated and what it means and even the famous people with the same names
2007-02-11 01:51:23 · answer #7 · answered by lawrence n 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your father n mother gave u the name .And somtimes they foolow the names of famous people like Aaron,Andy
2007-02-11 01:46:51 · answer #8 · answered by Blur Blur Gal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Claudia is a German name
a beautiful name
2007-02-11 01:51:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Claudia is a beautiful name
It comes from Latin
2007-02-11 01:45:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋