What is "klaus"

Klaus is a German given name and surname. It originated as a short form of Nikolaus, a German form of the Greek given name Nicholas.

Klaus is both a German given name and a surname.

Klaus may also refer to:

• Klaus, Vorarlberg, town in Austria
• Klaus Advanced Computing Building at the Georgia Institute of Technology
• Klaus (storm), named Klaus by FU Berlin in 2009
• Hurricane Klaus, used in 1984 and 1990 to name two category 1 hurricanes, retired after 1990 season and replaced with Kyle

"Klaus" is the 19th episode of the second season of The CW television series, The Vampire Diaries and the 41st episode of the series overall. It originally aired on April 21, 2011. The episode was written by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec and directed by Joshua Butler.