Given name & surname
Klaas
“of the victorious people”
Klaas is a variant of Klaus. One German interpretation is “of the victorious people.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Klaas is a variant of Klaus. One German interpretation is “of the victorious people.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Dutch use, Klaas is used as a form of CLaus.
Klaas’s family of names
In German usage, Klaas is a short form of Nikolaus. Klaas shares a linguistic root with Claus. In German usage, Klaas has a conventional equivalent in the English form Nick.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Klaas has relatives in 10 languages.
13 related names in 10 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 11
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Nicholasequivalent
- NickEnglish
- Nicolaasequivalent
- Clauscognate · German
- Klaasjeequivalent
- NicolásSpanish
- MikulášCzech
- KlaesWest Frisian
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See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Klaas
- Klaas BakkerDutch football player (1926-2016)
- Klaas LodewyckBelgian road cyclistborn 1988
- KlaasGerman DJborn 1981
- Klaas Vantornoutracing cyclistborn 1982
- Klaas NuningaDutch footballerborn 1940
- Klaas OomsDutch footballer (1917-1970)
- Klaas DijkhoffDutch former politicianborn 1981
- Klaas Carel FaberDutch collaborator (1922–2012)
- Klaas BalkDutch cyclistborn 1948
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