Claudio is an Italian and Spanish first name. In Portuguese it is accented Cláudio. In

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Claudi Claudi is a masculine given name which may refer to: * Claudi Arimany (born 1955), Spanish/Catalan flautist * Claudi L. H. Bockting (born 1969), Dutch clinical psychologist and professor * Claudi Lorenzale (1814–1889), Spanish painter * Claudi ...

, while in Romanian it is Claudiu.

Origin and history

Claudius was the name of an eminent Roman

gens In ancient Rome, a gens ( or , ; plural: ''gentes'' ) was a family consisting of individuals who shared the same nomen and who claimed descent from a common ancestor. A branch of a gens was called a ''stirps'' (plural: ''stirpes''). The ''gen ...

, the most important members of which were: * Claudius, Emperor Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus *

Appius Claudius Sabinus Regillensis Appius Claudius Sabinus Regillensis or Inregillensis (fl. 505 – 480 BC) was the legendary founder of the Roman gens Claudia, and consul in 495 BC. He was the leading figure of the aristocratic party in the early Roman Republic. Background and ...

( fl. 486 BC), founder of the family, originally a Sabine known as Attius Clausus. *

Appius Claudius Crassus Appius Claudius Crassus Inregillensis (or Crassinus Regillensis) Sabinus ( 471–451 BC) was a Roman senator during the early Republic, most notable as the leading member of the ten-man board (the Decemvirate) which drew up the Twelve Tables of ...

( fl.450BC), public official, decemvir in 451 BC, appointed to codify the laws. *

Appius Claudius Caecus Appius Claudius Caecus ( 312–279 BC) was a statesman and writer from the Roman Republic. The first Roman public figure whose life can be traced with some historical certainty, Caecus was responsible for the building of Rome's first road (t ...

( fl.300BC), official orator, best known for the highway named after him, the Appian Way. Consul in 307 & 296. *

Claudius Gothicus Marcus Aurelius Claudius "Gothicus" (10 May 214 – January/April 270), also known as Claudius II, was Roman emperor from 268 to 270. During his reign he fought successfully against the Alemanni and decisively defeated the Goths at the Battle ...

(210–270), officer in the Roman army and a provincial governor

First name: Claudio

Claudio became a popular first name due to the spread of Christianity during the Middle Ages. Claudio is also used in Spanish and in Portuguese, accented as Cláudio. Notable people with the name include: *

Claudio Abbado Claudio Abbado (; 26 June 1933 – 20 January 2014) was an Italian conductor who was one of the leading conductors of his generation. He served as music director of the La Scala opera house in Milan, principal conductor of the London Symphony ...

(1933–2014), Italian conductor * Claudio Aranzadi (born 1946), Spanish engineer, businessman and politician *

Claudio Acquaviva Claudio Acquaviva, SJ (14 September 1543 – 31 January 1615) was an Italian Jesuit priest. Elected in 1581 as the fifth Superior General of the Society of Jesus, he has been referred to as the second founder of the Jesuit order. Early life an ...

(1543–1615), Italian Jesuit *

Claudio Arrau Claudio Arrau León (; February 6, 1903June 9, 1991) was a Chilean pianist known for his interpretations of a vast repertoire spanning the baroque to 20th-century composers, especially Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt and Br ...

(1903–1991), Chilean-born pianist *

Claudio Barragán Claudio Barragán Escobar (born 10 April 1964) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a striker, currently a manager. His professional career was closely associated to Elche, as both a player and manager, but he was also an important par ...

(born 1964), Spanish footballer *

Claudio Beauvue Claudio Benoît Beauvue (born 16 April 1988) is a Guadeloupean professional footballer who plays for Championnat National 2 club Boulogne. Mainly a left winger, he can also play as a forward. Club career Troyes Beauvue joined Troyes from Nant ...

(born 1988), French professional footballer from Guadeloupe who plays as a striker for Spanish club Celta de Vigo *

Claudio Biern Boyd Claudio Biern Boyd (21 November 1940 – 17 October 2022) was a Spanish television writer, director, producer and founder of the Spanish animation studio BRB Internacional. He created the television shows ''The World of David the Gnome'' and '' ...

(born 1940), Spanish animator who founded the Spanish animation company

BRB Internacional BRB Internacional S.A.U is a Spanish licensing and production company of animated television series as ''Around the World with Willy Fog'', '' Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds'' and ''The World of David the Gnome''. On 31 January 2018, WildBrai ...

Claudio Bravo Claudio Andrés Bravo Muñoz (; born 13 April 1983) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Real Betis and captains the Chile national team. He started playing with Colo-Colo and moved to Real Sociedad ...

(born 1983), Chilean footballer *

Claudio Castagnoli Claudio Castagnoli ( ; born 27 December 1980) is a Swiss professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and is a member of the Blackpool Combat Club stable. Castagnoli also performs for AEW's sister promotion, Ring of Hono ...

(born 1980), Swiss-born professional wrestler also known as Cesaro. *

Claudio Cirillo Claudio Cirillo was an Italian cinematographer. He is best known for his collaborations with Ettore Scola, and work on prominent films such as '' Scent of a Woman'' (1974), ''We All Loved Each Other So Much ''We All Loved Each Other So Much'' ( it ...

(born ?), Italian cinematographer, film ''Scent of a Woman'' ''We All Loved Each Other So Much'' (1974) and ''Crime Busters'' (1977) *

Claudio Cabán Claudio Cabán (born August 25, 1963) is a retired Puerto Rican marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be comp ...

(born 1963), Puerto Rican long-distance runner * Claudio Caniggia (born 1967), Argentine retired footballer who played as forward or winger *

Claudio Chiappucci Claudio Chiappucci (born 28 February 1963 in Uboldo, Varese, Lombardy) is a retired Italian professional cyclist. He was on the podium three times in the Tour de France general classification: second in 1990, third in 1991 and second again in 1 ...

(born 1963), retired Italian professional cyclist * Claudio Donoso, Chilean forester * Claudio García (born 1963), former Argentinian international footballer * Claudio Gentile (born 1953), Italian football coach and former player * Claudio Lolli (1950–2018), Italian singer-songwriter, poet and writer * Claudio Magris (born 1939), Italian writer *

Claudio Marchisio Claudio Marchisio (; born 19 January 1986) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. A product of the Juventus youth system, he spent a large portion of his career at his hometown club, with the exception of a se ...

(born 1986), Italian footballer * Claudio Merulo (1533–1604), Italian composer and organist *

Claudio Monteverdi Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi (baptized 15 May 1567 – 29 November 1643) was an Italian composer, choirmaster and string player. A composer of both secular and sacred music, and a pioneer in the development of opera, he is conside ...

(1567–1643), Italian composer * Claudio Patrignani (born 1959), Italian middle-distance runner * Claudio Ranieri (born 1951), Italian football manager and player * Claudio Sanchez (born 1978), lead singer and guitarist; of Coheed and Cambria * Claudio Saracini (1586–1630), Italian composer * Claudio Simonetti (born 1952), Italian composer * Claudio Teehankee (1918–1989), Philippine Chief Justice * Claudio Vitalone (1936–2008), Italian judge and politician * Claudio Zulianello (born 1965), Argentine volleyball player

In fiction

* Claudio, in William Shakespeare's play ''

Much Ado About Nothing ''Much Ado About Nothing'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599.See textual notes to ''Much Ado About Nothing'' in ''The Norton Shakespeare'' ( W. W. Norton & Company, 1997 ) p. 1387 The play ...

'' * Claudio, in William Shakespeare's play ''

Measure for Measure ''Measure for Measure'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603 or 1604 and first performed in 1604, according to available records. It was published in the ''First Folio'' of 1623. The play's plot features its ...

'' * Claudio Kilgannon, in '' The Amory Wars'' series of science fiction comic books and novels * Claudio Serafino, in the ''Tekken'' video game series

First name: Cláudio

Cláudio is the Portuguese name derived from Claudius. Notable people with the name include:

Mononymic footballers

* Cláudio César de Aguiar Mauriz (1940–1979), commonly known as ''Cláudio'', Brazilian footballer * Cláudio Christovam de Pinho (1922–2000), commonly known as ''Cláudio'', Brazilian footballer * Cláudio Mendes Prates (born 1965), commonly known as ''Cláudio'', Brazilian footballer * Luiz Cláudio Barros (born 1978), commonly known as ''Luiz Cláudio'', Brazilian footballer * Cláudio Roberto Siqueira Fernandes (born 1980), commonly known as ''Cláudio'', Brazilian footballer * Luís Cláudio Carvalho da Silva (born 1987), commonly known as ''Cláudio'', Brazilian footballer

Given name

Cláudio Taffarel Cláudio André Mergen Taffarel (; born 8 May 1966) is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and is the goalkeeping coach of English Premier League club Liverpool and the Brazil national team. During an 18-year career he p ...

(born 1966), Brazilian footballer * Cláudio Adão (born 1955), Brazilian footballer *

Caçapa Cláudio Roberto da Silva (born 29 May 1976), commonly known as Cláudio Caçapa or simply Caçapa (), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a central defender. Having made his senior debut in 1996 for Atlético Mineiro, ...

, Brazilian footballer Cláudio Roberto da Silva (born 1978) *

Lito (Cape Verdean footballer) Cláudio Zélito da Fonseca Fernandes Aguiar (born 3 February 1975), known as Lito, is a Cape Verdean retired footballer who played mainly as a forward. He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 224 matches and 41 goals over eight seasons, representing ...