Clare

  • Unisex
  • 5 letters
English A variant of Clara. St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns in the early 12th century.
French Bright.
Latin From the feminine form of the Latin adjective 'clarus' meaning bright or clear. Also distinguished.
Variant of Clara
Famous bearer Twelfth century St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns.

Clare is a unisex name of English, French and Latin origin. Meaning in English: A variant of Clara. St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns in the early 12th century. Meaning in French: Bright. Meaning in Latin: From the feminine form of the Latin adjective ‘clarus’ meaning bright or clear. Also distinguished. Clare is a variant of Clara. Famous bearer: Twelfth century St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns. The name has 5 letters.

Related names

Clara

Girl

French Latin

Bright. From the feminine form of the Latin adjective 'clarus' meaning bright or clear. Also distinguished.

Clarence

Boy

English Latin Literary

From the surname and place name Clare, meaning bright or clear. Bright; shining; gentle. A literary name from Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 2, where it belongs to george Bevis. 'King Henry the Sixth, Part III' George, son of Richard Plantagenet and afterwards Duke of Clarence. 'King Richard III', George, Duke of Clarence, brother to Edward IV.

Claressa

Girl

English

Variant of Claire or Clarice. Bright; shining and gentle; famous.