Clelia is a feminine given name derived from the Latin

Cloelia Cloelia () 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 Roman–Etruscan Wars, 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 Clelia Farnese (1552/1556 – 11 September 1613), was an Italian noblewoman, member of the House of Farnese, and by her two marriages Marchioness of Civitanova and Lady of Sassuolo. According to contemporaries, she was one of the most beautiful w ...

(1613), daughter of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese (1520–1589) *

Clelia Durazzo Grimaldi Clelia Durazzo Grimaldi (1760–1830), also known as Clelia Durazzo, was a botanist and Marquess, marchesa in Genoa, Italy. Early life She was the daughter of Giacomo Filippo Durazzo and his wife, Maddalena Pallavicini family, Pallavicini. Her ...

(1760–1830), Italian botanist and marchesa *

Clelia Haji-Ioannou Clelia Haji-Ioannou (born 1970) is a Cypriot billionaire, due to her inheritance from money made by her father through his oil tanker business, some of which she has invested in EasyJet, the airline founded by her brother Stelios Haji-Ioannou. As ...

(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 ...

(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 * Clelia Tini (born 1992), Sammarinese swimmer * Lilian Mercedes Letona, 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 ''Danci ...

(born 1975), Irish actress

Fictional characters

*Clélia Conti, a character in the novel ''

The Charterhouse of Parma ''The Charterhouse of Parma'' () is a novel by French writer Stendhal, published in 1839. Telling the story of an Italian nobleman in the Napoleonic era and later, it was admired by Balzac, Tolstoy, André Gide, Lampedusa, Henry James, and Er ...

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