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Clare (given name)

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Gender
  
Usually female

Word/name
  
French/Irish/Latin

Name day
  
August 11

Meaning
  
Bright, clear

Related names
  
Clara, Clair/ Claire, Clarissa

Clare is a given name, the Medieval English form of Clara. The related name Clair was traditionally considered male, especially when spelled without an 'e', but Clare and Claire are usually female.

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It is very often associated with the Irish County Clare. That name was derived from the Irish word ('Clár') given to a small bridge that crossed the River Fergus near the town of Ennis in what is now County Clare.

Women with the given name Clare

  • Saint Clare of Assisi (1194–1253), 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 Colvin, British writer
  • Clare Eichner, American distance runner
  • Clare Boothe Luce, American writer, politician, and ambassador
  • Clare Maguire (born 1987), British singer-songwriter
  • Clare Martin, Australian politician
  • Clare Nasir (born 1970), British meteorologist
  • Clare Nott (born 1986), Australian wheelchair basketball player
  • Clare Potter (1903-1999), American fashion designer
  • Clare Short, British politician
  • Clare Venema, Australian model
  • Clare Collins, Formerly known as Katharine

    • Men with the given name Clare

  • Clare Fischer (1928–2012), American musician
  • Clare Jacobs (1886–1971), American pole vaulter
  • George "Clare" Martin (1922–1980), Canadian ice hockey player

    • Fictional characters with the given name Clare

  • Clare in the British comic strip Clare in the Community
  • Clare, the main character from the manga and anime Claymore
  • Clare (Power Rangers) in the series Power Rangers: Mystic Force
  • Clare Abshire in the novel The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
  • Clare Arnold in Beverly Hills, 90210
  • Clare Devine in British soap opera Hollyoaks
  • Clare Edwards in Degrassi: The Next Generation
  • Clare Quilty, a male character in Lolita
  • Clare Kendry in Nella Larsen's novel Passing

    • References

    Clare (given name) Wikipedia
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