Claus
North Pole patriarch
Claus is a Germanic given name, a shortened form of Nicolaus.
In English, it appears almost exclusively in Santa Claus, the mythical figure who delivers gifts to children on Christmas Eve.
The name evokes holiday imagery: The mall Santa looked like the real Claus.
Outside the Christmas context, Claus remains common in German-speaking countries.
Christmas
Winter nativity celebration
- reindeerArctic deer species
- sleighAnimal-drawn snow vehicle
- North PoleEarth's northern axis point
chimney · presents · elves · workshop · jolly · red suit · Rudolph · naughty list · nice list · cookies
German
Central European language
- surnameHereditary family identifier
- ScandinavianOf Denmark, Norway, Sweden
- DanishOf Denmark
Nordic · Klaus · Nicholas · given name · European · Dutch · masculine · heritage · etymology · patronymic
- Santa ClausLegendary yuletide gift-giver
- Mrs. ClausToy-maker's spouse
- grandfather clauseExemption preserving prior status
- Mrs ClausSanta's spouse
- contract clausesBinding terms in agreements
- independent clauseSelf-sufficient grammatical unit