Male first name (German, English): Claudius, the lame, Latin (Roman epithet); claudus = lame, lame, from an old Roman family name 'Claudius', in turn, a Roman nickname 'Claudus' (limp) back to Male first name (Latin ): Claudius, and the lame;; claudus = lame, lame, from an old Roman family name 'Claudius', which in turn goes back to a Roman nickname 'Claudus' (limp)