First name origin & meaning:
Latin: Bright
First name variations: Clare, Clara, Claral, Clarice, Clarissa, Clarisa, Clarisse, Clarrie, Clair, Claireen, Clairene, Claireta, Clairette, Clairey, Clairice, Clairinda, Clairissa, Clairita, Clairy, Clarabel, Clarabelle, Clarene, Claresta, Clareta, Claretta, Clarey, Clari, Claribel, Claribella, Claribelle, Clarice, Clarie, Clarinda, Clarine, Clarita, Claritza, Clarrie, Clarry, Clary, Claryce, Clayre, Clayrette, Clayrice, Clayrinda, Clayrissa, Clerissa, Cliara, Clorinda, Klaire, Klara, Klaretta, Klarissa, Klaryce, Klayre, Kliara, Klyara
Last name origins & meanings:
- English and Irish: variant spelling of Clare.
- French: from the female personal name Claire (feminine form
of Clair), which was popularized through the fame of St. Clare
of Assisi (see Chiara).
Famous people who gave their babies this name:
Paul Newman,
Joanne Woodward