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'''Claudia''' may refer to any of the following:
==People==
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'''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]]'' [[Claudius (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 language|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 (given name)|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 [[Lady Bird Johnson|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 (The Vampire Chronicles)|Claudia]] from Anne Rice's ''Interview with the Vampire''
* [[Claudine]], heroine of a series of ''[[Colette|Colette's]]'' novels
* [[Claudia Hernandez (24 character)|Claudia Hernandez]], a character in the television series ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''.
* [[Claudia Blaisdel Carrington]], a character in the television series ''[[Dynasty (TV series)|Dynasty]]''.
* [[C. J. Cregg|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]]"
==Other==
*[[The Claudia Quintet]]
*The [[Poland|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]]
==See also==
*[[Most popular given names]]
*The ''[[Claudius (gens)|gens Claudia]]''
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