The gens Cluvia was a plebeian family at ancient Rome, known from the later Republic, and early imperial times.
The first member of the gens to achieve prominence was Gaius Cluvius Saxula, praetor in 175 and 173 BC.
The earliest member of the family appearing in history was Faucula Cluvia, a courtesan at Capua during the Second Punic War.
[2][1] The praenomina used by the Cluvii of the Republic included Gaius, Spurius, Marcus, Manius, and Aulus.
Individual members of the gens bore the personal cognomina Saxula, a diminutive of saxa, a rock, and Rufus, a common surname usually given to persons with red hair.