Storm Claudia or Storm Clowdier?

My DD is a Claudia pronounced the same as Claudia Winkleman..
Not Clowdia, which I believed was the European pronunciation.
She's often called Claud by friends, as her mother that drives me mad.

I've met three Claudias and two pronounced it Clowdier.

Anyway, Storm Claudia was certainly very much Clowdier and dumped a lot of rain here; don't care how it's pronounced, just concerned about all those who have a huge task on their hands clearing up.

When it's a bloody storm, who cares?
Precisely, Baggs.

Obviously Clowdier didn't dump rain on anyone here.

RosieandherMaw

Babs03

I knew a German woman who pronounced her name ‘Clowdier’.
On a funnier note, a good Iranian friend of ours who like most Iranians finds it tricky to say ‘th’ called another friend of ours ‘Judas’, her actual name is Judith.

That IS the German pronunciation!

It is also the Danish pronunciaton, and the Italian if I remember correctly, and the Roman emperor Claudius is Clowdius in our neck of the woods.

It’s definitely (also) the German pronunciation <Clow> dier. As in Claudier Schiffer for instance. The hairdryers etc by Braun - the manufacturers name is or should be, pronounced “Brown” - “au” is pronounced “ow” basically.

My daughter’s name is Claudia pronounced Clawdia. It’s a Latin name and Italians pronounce it as Cloudia as do some other European countries.

I know 3 Clowdia,s all of Italian parentage .Have known the oldest one for over 40 years and the youngest is 11 .Clodia is often said mistakenly and instantly corrected by Claudia who is beautiful and feisty woman….a friend of my daughters

The Play "I Claudius" is pronounced "clawdius.

A relative who is Swiss has the pronunciation ‘Clawdia’ (as in Claudia Winkleman), so it seems as if either pronunciation is ok, and isn’t necessarily dependent upon where you were born.

Take your pick with pronunciation in Switzerland seeing as they speak German, Italian and French, or even Romansh.