Clare (given name)
| {{{name}}} |
| 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]
Women with the given name Clare
- Saint Clare of Assisi, foundress of the Order of Poor Ladies (Poor Clares) and companion of Saint Francis
- Saint Clare of Montefalco, Augustinian Catholic saint
- Blessed Clare of Rimini, beatified Poor Clare nun
- Clare Balding, sports presenter
- Clare Buckfield, English actress
- Clare Eichner, American distance runner
- Clare Martin, Australian politician
- Clare Nasir (born 1970), British meteorologist
- Clare Short, British politician
- Clare Venema, Australian model
- Clare Sheldon-Williams, Australian artist
Fictional characters
Men with the given name Clare
See also
References
- ^ Clare at Behind the Name
- ^ Clair at Behind the Name
- ^ Keith Briggs, "Clare, Clere, and Clères", Journal of the English Place-Name Society, 41, 7-25 (2009).