Derived from the Latin Claudius, an old Roman family name, which is from claudus (lame).Claudia was a Christian woman at Rome. According to tradition, Claudia was the daughter of king Cogidunus of Britain and the wife of the Roman knight, Pudens.ore About Italian Name: Claudia. Feminine form of CLAUDIUS. It is mentioned briefly in the New Testament. As a Christian name it was very rare until the 16th century.
Grasslands are areas where the vegetation is dominated by grasses (Poaceae), however sedge (Cyperaceae) and rush (Juncaceae) families can also be found. Grasslands occur naturally on all continents except Antarctica. Grasslands are found in most ecoregions of the Earth.id-latitude grasslands, including the Prairie and Pacific Grasslands of North America, the Pampas of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, calcareous downland, and the steppes of Europe.
The grassland climate is rather dry, averaging about 20 to 100 centimeters (8â40 inches) of precipitation a year. Summers are very hot and may reach 45Â°C (113Â°F). Winter temperatures often fall below freezing, which is 0Â°C (32Â°F).