Claudia

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Claudia may refer to any of the following:

People

Claudia is a feminine given name. It is a variant of the masculine Claude, which in turn has its origin in the Roman Claudius, which was the name of the gens Claudia. It comes from a Roman family name which was derived from Latin claudus meaning "lame, crippled". This was the family name of several Roman emperors of the 1st century, including the emperor known simply as Claudius. Although it is usually pronounced as 'Claw-dee-ah', many people named Claudia have their names actually pronounced as 'Cloud-ee-ah'. Claudia means beautiful

The name Claudia is one of the ten most popular female names in many Spanish-speaking countries and regions, and tends to fall within the top 200 female names in the United States each year. In Spain, in 2005, Claudia was the ninth most used name for female babies. Variations of the name Claudia include Klaudia, Claudine, Claudette, Claudie, Clodia, Kladia, and Gladys.

Notable people named Claudia include:

Australian actress Claudia Black
Italian actress Claudia Cardinale (real name Claude)
American actress and musician Claudia Christian
Brazilian water polo goalkeeper Cláudia Graner
American model of the 1970s Claudia Jennings (real name Mary)
American First Lady Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson
American model Claudia Jordan
Australian actress Claudia Karvan
American army general Claudia Kennedy
Brazilian singer Cláudia Leitte
Colombian journalist Claudia Palacios
German supermodel Claudia Schiffer
American actress Claudia Wells
English TV presenter Claudia Winkleman
Corporate Actions Superstar Claudia Charlestin
Abbotsleigh Student Claudia Ware

Fictional characters

Claudia (Roman mythology), a Vestal Virgin.
Claudia from Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire
Claudine, heroine of a series of Colette's novels
Claudia Hernandez, a character in the television series 24.
Claudia Blaisdel Carrington, a character in the television series Dynasty.
Claudia Jean "C.J." Cregg, a character in the television series The West Wing (TV series)
Claudia Wolf, the antagonist of the video game Silent Hill 3
Claudia Kishi, from Ann M. Martin's Baby-Sitters Club books
Claudia Zacchara, GH Character
Claudia Brown from ITV's "Primeval"
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Other

The Claudia Quintet
The Polish women's magazine Claudia
Saints' days

20 March, Martyr Claudia († around 300 in Rome)
18 May, Martyr († around 303 in Ankyra, today Ankara)

Hurricane Claudia

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