Claudio

Claudio
Pronunciation	Italian pronunciation: [ˈklaudjo] Spanish pronunciation: [ˈklauðjo] European Portuguese: [ˈklauðju] Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈklawdʒu]
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese,
Other names
Related names	Claudia

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

The name is derived from Latin Claudius, the surname of one of founding five eminent Roman clan (Gens) dating back to fl.500BC.

Origin and history

Claudius (Claudio) was the name of an eminent Roman clan (Gens), the most important member of which were;

Appius Claudius Sabinus Inregillensis (fl..500BC), founder of the family, to the Romans he was known as Appius Claudius.
Appius Claudius Crassus (fl..450BC), public official, consul 471 & 451, appointed to codify the laws.
Appius Claudius Caecus (fl..300BC), official orator, best known for the highway named after him, the Appian Way. Consul in 307 & 296.
Claudius Gothicus (210–270), officer in the Roman army and a provincial governor

As a first name

The name 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.

Claudio may refer to:

Antonio Cesaro (born 1980), Swiss-born professional wrestler also known as Claudio Castagnoli
Claudio Abbado (1933–2014), Italian conductor
Claudio Aranzadi (born 1946), Spanish engineer, businessman and politician
Claudio Acquaviva (1543–1615), Italian Jesuit
Claudio Arrau (1903–1991), Chilean-born pianist
Claudio Barragán (born 1964), Spanish footballer
Claudio Beauvue (born 1988), French professional footballer from Guadeloupe who plays as a striker for Spanish club Celta de Vigo
Claudio Cirillo (born ?), Italian cinematographer, film Scent of a Woman We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974) and Crime Busters (1977)
Claudio Cabán (born 1963), Puerto Rican long-distance runner
Claudio Caniggia (born 1967), Argentine retired footballer who played as forward or winger
Claudio Chiappucci (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 (born 1950), Italian singer-songwriter, poet and writer
Claudio Magris (born 1939), Italian writer
Claudio Marchisio (born 1986), Italian footballer
Claudio Merulo (1533–1604), Italian composer and organist
Claudio Monteverdi (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
Christian Claudio (born 1973), former member of the Puerto Rican Taekwondo olympic national team

In fiction

Claudio, a character in William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing
Claudio Kilgannon, a character from Amory Wars

Cláudio

Cláudio is the Portuguese words for Claudius, may refer to:

Place

Cláudio, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Afonso Cláudio, Brazil

People

Artist name

Cláudio Christovam de Pinho (1922–2000), 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 (born 1966), Brazilian footballer
Cláudio Adão (born 1955), Brazilian footballer
Caçapa (born 1978), Cláudio Roberto da Silva, Brazilian footballer
Lito (Cape Verdean footballer) (born 1975), real name Cláudio Zélito Fonseca Fernandes Aguiar, Cape Verdean footballer

Claudi

in Catalan and Occitan:

Claudi Martí (born 1940), Occitan singer