1. Home
  2. Education
  3. Italian Language
Italian Baby Names
Clizia

English translation/equivalent: Clytia

Origin: Derived from the Greek name Klytia, which came from the word klytos "well noted, famous" and Latinized into Clytia. Machiavelli used the name for the protagonist of his famous work "La Clizia," written in 1523.

Name Day/Onomastico: November 1—La Festa d'Ognissanti (All Saint's Day), day in which all saints not represented on the calendar are remembered.

Guide to Italian Baby Names
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


Newsletter

Subscribe to the Newsletter
Name
Email

Explore Italian Language

More from About.com

  1. Home
  2. Education
  3. Italian Language

©2008 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.