Claus

proper nouncommon in dialogue

A male given name from Dutch or from German [in turn from Ancient Greek].

proper noun

1
A male given name from Dutch or from German [in turn from Ancient Greek].
2
Fictitious surname of Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus.
[…] bringing you a merry Christmas program right from the North Pole where the Claus family holds court […] Santa Claus in person, Mrs. Claus, and Little Claus.
As Cory and Suzy hurried down the steps to greet the Clauses, the elves were rolling up the legs of their pants and running down to the water’s edge. Santa and Mrs. Claus laughed when they saw them and were still chuckling as they started toward the house.
Arthur lives at the North Pole. His dad is Santa Claus. His granddad used to be Santa Claus before his dad became Santa Claus. […] But along for the ride is Grandpa Claus (who’s 136 years old and he is retired).
Klaus came first. He was fourteen, the oldest of the Clauses’ four children. We all knew he would inherit the title of Santa one day—he always dressed in red-and-white suits to make sure we never forgot.
3
A surname from Dutch or from German [in turn from Ancient Greek].
According to Cindy Claus, head aquarist at Jenkinson’s, the arrival of the 29-inch juvenile Sandtiger shark marks the completion of the aquarium’s effort to replace the animals lost last month. […] Ms. Claus said the two Nurse sharks were placed in the exhibit tank the Thursday before Memorial Day Weekend so visitors to the aquarium over the busy weekend would have something to see.
4
Variant of Santa ClausEllipsis of Santa Claus.
More exacting standards for Claus have been set up each year. It was to meet these standards that Mr. Howard—farmer, toy manufacturer, reviver of county fairs and connoisseur of Santa Clauses—set up his school.
Wouldn’t it be great if we taught our children about Christ instead of Claus: […]
For nearly 30 years, Santa has traveled past every house in town.
The cause of Claus’ incident — perhaps morning fog, wind or faulty directions to the North Pole — remains unclear.

Etymology

From Dutch and German Claus, a contraction of Nicolaus (“Nicholas”). The spelling Klaus is from more modern German Klaus and other Germanic languages.

Forms

plural: Clauses

Claude · A male given name from Latin.Claudia · A female given name from Latin, masculine equivalent Claudius.Claudius · A male given name from Latin.

Claus · A male given name from Dutch or from German [in turn from Ancient Greek].

clause · A group of words that contains a subject and a verb; it may…Clause · A surname.claustrophobic · Suffering from claustrophobia; being scared of being enclosed…

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