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Worldwide, Clowes (Клаус , Clowes , Клоуз ) is a very rare predominantly masculine, but scarcely girly first name. The forename Clowes is characteristic of Eastern Europe, particularly Russia, where it is a very rare boy's name. More frequently, Clowes is the last name as well as the forename.
Clowes is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Klaus Harmony , the musical artist; Klaus Heissler , the character from the animated series American Dad!; Klaus Beimer , the fictional character from Lindenstraße; Klaus Hargreeves , character in The Umbrella Academy and Klaus Baudelaire , the fictional character, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, and in many other works.