Clelia

Latin

"famous"

Clelia Origin and Meaning

The name Clelia is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "famous".

The obscure yet not unappealing name of a legendary heroine of Rome. The ancient Clelia escaped an Etruscan invader by swimming across the Tiber River.

20 Names Similar to Clelia

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• Silvana
• Concordia
• Clementia
• Floriana
• Charmian
• Clarinda
• Devorah
• Ceil
• Fortunata
• Annona
• Fabia
• Bibiana
• Eustacia
• Dilys
• Clotilda
• Clothilde
• Cendrillon
• Feodora
• Melita
• Briallen

Famous People Named Clelia

• Saint Clelia Barbieri Italian founder of Sisters Minims of Our Lady of Sorrows
• Clelia Matania British,Italian actress
• Clelia Duel Mosher American hygienist and women's health advocate
• (Clelia Maria Josepha) Giuseppina Strepponi Italian operatic soprano; second wife of composer Giuseppe Verdi
• Clelia Iruzun Brazilian pianist
• Clelia Bompiani Italian painter
• Clélia Reuse Swiss Olympic runner
• Clelia Grillo Borromeo Italian mathematician and scientist
• Clelia Durazzo Grimaldi Italian botanist and marchesa

Clelia in Pop Culture

• Clelia character from 'la Fidelite'
• Clelia Conti character in 'The Charterhouse of Parma' by Stendhal
• Princess Claelia character in 'The Cloister and the Hearth' by Charles Reade