Clement

  • Boy
  • 7 letters
Biblical Mild; good; merciful
English Gentle.
Latin From 'clemens' meaning mild or merciful.
Famous bearers Clement Moore, writer of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas'. The British nursery rhyme Oranges and Lemons' refers to a church dedicated to St Clement, a disciple of St Paul who became a first century pope; 14 popes have been named Clement.

Clement is a boy’s name of Biblical, English and Latin origin. Meaning in Biblical: Mild; good; merciful. Meaning in English: Gentle. Meaning in Latin: From ‘clemens’ meaning mild or merciful. Famous bearer: Clement Moore, writer of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’. Famous bearer: The British nursery rhyme Oranges and Lemons’ refers to a church dedicated to St Clement, a disciple of St Paul who became a first century pope; 14 popes have been named Clement. The name has 7 letters.

Related names

Clemence

Unisex

English French Latin

Variant of Clementia used as a virtue name by the Puritans, associated with the abstract virtue of clemency. Clemency; mercy. Clemence was the mythological Roman goddess of pity. Mildness, clemency, mercy.

Clemency

Girl

English Latin

Variant of Clementia used as a virtue name by the Puritans, associated with the abstract virtue of clemency. Mildness, clemency, mercy.

Clemens

Boy

Danish English

Clemency; mercy. Gentle.

Clementia

Girl

Latin

Mildness. The name Clementia was borne by the Roman goddess of mercy. Clementia and its variants have been used occasionally in Britain since the Middle Ages, hut are uncommon in modern times.

Clementina

Girl

French German Latin Spanish

Variant of Clemence meaning clemency, mercy. Feminine form of the Latin Clement. From 'clemens' meaning mild or merciful. Merciful.

Clementine

Girl

French German Latin

Variant of Clemence meaning clemency, mercy. Feminine form of the Latin Clement. Famous bearers of the name Clementine: the heroine of the well-known folk song 'Clementine' and the Sir Winston Churchill's wife. From 'clemens' meaning mild or merciful.