A variant of Clara. St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns in the early 12th century. Bright. From the feminine form of the Latin adjective 'clarus' meaning bright or clear. Also distinguished.
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.
A variant of the Latin Clara, meaning bright or clear. Bright. From the feminine form of the Latin adjective 'clarus' meaning bright or clear. Also distinguished.
A variant of the Latin Clara, meaning bright or clear. also a variant of Claire or Clarice. Bright; shining and gentle; famous. Famous. From the feminine form of the Latin adjective 'clarus' meaning bright or clear. Also distinguished.
A variant of Clara. The name Clarinda appears in Spenser's 16th century poem 'The Faerie Queene'. Bright. From the feminine form of the Latin adjective 'clarus' meaning bright or clear. Also distinguished. Beautiful.
A variant of the Latin Clara, meaning bright or clear. also a variant of Claire or Clarice. Bright; shining and gentle; famous. Clear. The Latinized form of the English Clarice, meaning famous.