Cleia as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Cleia

What is the meaning of the name Cleia ?

The baby name Cleia is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KLEE-ə (KLEE-uh) — /ˈkliːə/.

Cleia is Greek in Origin.

Cleia is a Portuguese feminine name, especially used in Brazil, functioning as a variant of Cléia and closely related to Clea/Cléa. It ultimately goes back to the Greek root kleos “glory, renown,” appearing either as a shortened form of names built on that element - most notably Cleópatra “glory of the father” - or by association with the Muse’s name Kleio/Clio (“to make famous”).

Records show Cleia in Lusophone use from the early 20th century, with broader adoption in mid‑century Brazil; it remains familiar though not common today. Spelling variants and cognates include Cléia (Portuguese), Clea and French Cléa, as well as the Hellenizing forms Kleia/Klea; it sometimes overlaps in usage with Clelia/Clélia, though that Latin lineage (from Cloelia) is etymologically separate. The core meaning centers on glory, fame, or renown, with the extended sense “glory of the father” when treated as a short form of Cleopatra.