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20th March, Märtyr Claudia († around 300 in Rome)
18th May, Märtyr († around 303 in Ankyra, today Ankara)
18th August, Claudia von Genf (End of the 15th Century)

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. The meaning of the name Claudia is "lame", probably in reference to a physical affliction of an ancestor of Emperor Claudius and his family (see Claudius (gens).)

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. Variations of the name Claudia include Klaudia, Claudine, Claudette, Claudie, and Gladys. Claudia was also #9 on Spain's top 10 female baby names in 2005.

Notable people named Claudia include:

• Australian actress Claudia Black
• Italian actress Claudia Cardinale (real name Claude)
• American actress and musician Claudia Christian
• American model of the 1970s Claudia Jennings (real name Mary)
• American First Lady Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson
• American model Claudia Jordan
• American army general Claudia Kennedy
• Colombian journalist Claudia Palacios
• Cuban-American broadcast executive Claudia Puig
• German supermodel Claudia Schiffer
• American actress Claudia Wells
• English TV presenter Claudia Winkleman

• Anne Rice's Claudia
• The heroine of the children's novel From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
• Claudia Kishi, one of the main characters in the The Baby-sitters Club series.
• Claudine, heroine of a series of Colette's novels
• Claudia, a character with a drug addiction in the film Magnolia
• Claudia, the main character in Home for the Holidays
• Claudia Salazar, a character in the television series 24.
• Claudia, a playable character in the PS2 game Romancing SaGa.
• Claudia Blaisdel Carrington, a character in the television series Dynasty (TV series).
• Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg, a character in the television series The West Wing (TV series) *Claudia Wittliff, the famous WingStop girl
• Claudia Wolf, the antagonist of the video game Silent Hill 3

• The Polish women's magazine Claudia

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• The gens Claudia

• Claudia at Behind-the-Name
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