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What does Claire mean?
Claire ▲ as a girls' name (also used less generally as boys' name Claire) is pronounced clare. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Claire is "bright, famous". French form of Clara. Introduced to Britain by the Normans, but then abandoned. This spelling was revived in the 19th century as a variant of Clare as in Saint Clare of Assisi (13th century), founder of a Franciscan order of nuns and one of the notable saints of the medieval period. Writer Clare Booth Luce; actresses Clara Bow, Claire Bloom, Claire Danes.
STARTS WITH Cla-
ASSOCIATED WITH bright (light), britain (england), 19th century, nuns (monk), medieval
Variations
VARIANTS Ceara, Cearra, Cheeara, Chiara, Ciara▼, Ciarra▼, Clair, Claireen, Clairene, Claireta, Clairette, Clairey, Clairice, Clairinda, Clairissa, Clairita, Clairy, Clara▼, Clarabel, Clarabelle, Clare, Clarene, Claresta, Clareta, Claretta, Clarey, Clari, Claribel, Claribella, Claribelle, Clarice▼, Clarie, Clarinda, Clarine, Clarisa▼, Clarissa▼, Clarisse, Clarita, Claritza, Clarrie, Clarry, Clary, Claryce, Clayre, Clayrette, Clayrice, Clayrinda, Clayrissa, Clerissa, Cliara, Clorinda, Klaire, Klara, Klaretta, Klarissa, Klaryce, Klayre, Kliara, Klyara, Seara, Searra
OTHER FORMS VIA CLARA, CLARE Clarina, Klarra
MASCULINE FORM Clair
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Claire Sterling (C.S.), ..
How popular is Claire?
Claire is a very prominent first name for women (#300 out of 4276, Top 7%) and also a very prominent last name for all people (#21998 out of 150436, Top 15%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Claire reached its top rank of #40 in the U.S. in the year 2016, and is currently at #49. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular varying forms of Claire (#49 VIA LATEST LIST) are Ceara, Chiara (#1391), Ciara (#1007), Ciarra, Clair, Clara (#103), Clarabelle, Clare (#759), Clarene, Claretta, Claribel, Clarice, Clarinda, Clarine, Clarisa, Clarissa (#742), Clarita, Clorinda, Klaire, Klara (#1626) and Klarissa. Other forms, like Clarina, are uncommon. These relations of Claire were favored by parents a century ago (MEDIAN #1490) and have become much less conventional since (#1621, ▼65%), with versions such as Clarissa becoming less in vogue. Claire is the most contemporarily stylish name for newborns in this compilation.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Adaire, Adare, Adayre, Alaine, Alair, Alfre, Allaire, Almire (see Almera), Blaine, Blair▲, Blaire▲, Blaise, Blaize, Blayre, Cadee, Cadie, Cadye, Cai, Caidie, Caila, Cailie, Caisey, Caitey, Caiti, Caity, Calee, Calvine, Camren, Carine, Carrie▼, Carry, Cary▼, Casee, Casie▼, Casse, Cate, Cayce, Caye, Cayse, Ceira, Celie, Celine▲, Chainey, Chalise, Chanae, Chanise, Chante▼, Chara, Chari, Charie, Charle, Charo, Choire, Cile, Circe, Claea, Clairesa (see Clarissa), Clairessa, Claresa, Clarise, Claude, Claudex, Claudey, Claudie▼, Claudy, Cleone, Clora, Corie, Corine▼, Elaine▼, Elfre, Elvire, Hilaire, Isaure and Maire. These names tend to be less frequently used than Claire.
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