My name is Claudia. I was born in '64. I'm a US citizen. When I leave the US, people pronounce my name "Cloud-ee-ah" and seem genuinely excited to hear a US citizen with such a name. My mother's nicknames for me growing up were Clo-Clo and Claudie. I'm grateful that my parents gave me an unconventional name.
This is my name and I love it, I prefer it to be pronounced as Claw-dee-a, a lot of my friends call me Claude or Claudie. Another nickname I love is Claudex. (Pronounced Claude-dex) I also find the meaning behind the name Claudia funny!