Clare (given name)

Clare (given name)
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Gender Usually female
Origin
Word/Name French/Latin
Meaning bright, clear
Other names
Related names Clara, Clair/ Claire, Clarissa

Clare is a given name, the Medieval English form of Clara.[1] The related name Clair was traditionally considered male, especially when spelled without an 'e',[2] but Clare and Claire are usually female.

It may sometimes be given in association with the Irish County Clare. That name was derived through the de Clare family, from the village of Clare, Suffolk, possibly named from Latin clarus for the "clear" nature of the stream that flows through the town.[3]

Contents

Women with the given name Clare

Fictional characters

Men with the given name Clare

See also

References

  1. ^ Clare at Behind the Name
  2. ^ Clair at Behind the Name
  3. ^ Keith Briggs, "Clare, Clere, and Clères", Journal of the English Place-Name Society, 41, 7-25 (2009).

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