Clelia is a feminine given name derived from the Latin

Cloelia Cloelia ( grc, Κλοιλία) was a legendary woman from the early history of ancient Rome. Biography She was one of the women taken hostage by Lars Porsena, as a part of the peace treaty which ended the war between Rome and Clusium in 508 BC. ...

, associated with the root of the verb ''cluere'' "to have renown, fame," and the name therefore means "illustrious, famous." In Roman legend

was a maiden who was given to an Etruscan invader as a hostage, but managed to escape by swimming across the Tiber.behindthename.com
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People named Clelia

* Clelia Barbieri (1847–1870), Italian Catholic saint * Clelia Grillo Borromeo (1684–1777), Italian mathematician, scientist, and countess * Clelia Farnese (c.1556–1613), daughter of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese (1520-1589) * Clelia Durazzo Grimaldi (1760–1830), Italian botanist and marchesa * Clelia Haji-Ioannou (born 1970/1971), Cypriot billionaire *

Clelia Matania Clelia Matania (28 March 1918 – 14 October 1981) was an Italian film and voice actress. Life and career Born in London, the daughter of the Capri-born naturalized Briton painter Fortunino Matania (best known as Saturnino), Matania attended t ...

(1918–1981), Italian actress * Clelia Duel Mosher (1863–1940), American hygienist and women's health advocate * Clelia Maria Josepha (Giuseppina) Strepponi (1815–1897), Italian operatic soprano, wife of Giuseppe Verdi *

Lilian Mercedes Letona Lilian Mercedes Letona (September 24, 1954 – August 1, 1983), was a El Salvador, Salvadoran guerrilla and Communism, communist revolutionary, member of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN). Also known with her "nom de guerre" '' ...

, known as Commander Clelia (1954–1983), Salvadoran guerrilla and revolutionary * Clelia Lollini (1890-1963), Italian medical doctor *

Clelia Murphy Clelia Murphy (born 5 December 1975) is an Irish actress. From 1996 to 2017, Murphy starred in the RTÉ soap opera ''Fair City'' as Niamh Cassidy. After leaving her role as Niamh, she competed in the third series of the Irish edition of ''Dan ...

(1975–) Irish actress

Fictional characters

*Clélia Conti, a character in the novel ''

The Charterhouse of Parma ''The Charterhouse of Parma'' (french: La Chartreuse de Parme, links=no) is a novel by Stendhal published in 1839. Telling the story of an Italian nobleman in the Napoleonic era and later, it was admired by Honoré de Balzac, Balzac, Leo Tolstoy, ...

'' by Stendhal *Clélia, a character played by Sophie Marceau in the film ''

La Fidélité ''Fidelity'' () is a 2000 French drama film written and directed by Andrzej Żuławski and starring Sophie Marceau, Pascal Greggory, and Guillaume Canet. Based on Madame de La Fayette's 1678 novel ''La Princesse de Clèves'', the film is about a ...

'' *Metastasio's libretto for "Il trionfo di Clelia" - opera set by Hasse, Gluck, and other composers *Clelia Waldgrave, a character in "The Nerd," a two-act comedy written by American actor/playwright Larry Shue

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