What is Claudio?
{{About|the given name|the Puerto Rican taekwondo practitioner|Christian Claudio|the Brazilian municipality|Cláudio, Minas Gerais}} {{Infobox given name | name = Claudio | pronunciation = {{IPA-it|ˈklawdjo|lang}}<br />{{IPA-es|ˈklawðjo|lang}}<br />{{IPA-pt|ˈklawðju|eu}} | gender = [[Male]] | language = [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], | meaning = | related names = [[Claudia (given name)|Claudia]], [[Claude (given name)|Claude]], [[Claudi]] | seealso = }} '''Claudio''' is an [[Italian language|Italian]] and Spanish first name. In Portuguese, it is accented '''Cláudio'''. In [[Catalan language|Catalan]] and [[Occitan language|Occitan]], it is [[Claudi]], while in Romanian it is [[Claudiu]]. {{tocright}} ==Origin and history== [[Claudia (gens)|Claudius]] was the name of an eminent Roman [[gens]], the most important members of which were: * [[Claudius]], Emperor Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus * [[Appius Claudius Sabinus Regillensis]] ([[floruit|fl.]] 486 BC), founder of the family, originally a Sabine known as Attius Clausus. * [[Appius Claudius Crassus]] ([[floruit|fl.]]450BC), public official, [[decemviri|decemvir]] in 451 BC, appointed to codify the laws. * [[Appius Claudius Caecus]] ([[floruit|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 ==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]] (1933–2014), Italian conductor * [[Claudio Acquaviva]] (1543–1615), Italian Jesuit * [[Claudio Aranzadi]] (born 1946), Spanish engineer, businessman and politician * [[Claudio Arrau]] (1903–1991), Chilean-born pianist * [[Claudio Barragán]] (born 1964), Spanish footballer * [[