Clare

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Clare meaning and name origin

Clare \c-la-re\ as a boy's name (also used as girl's name Clare). Sometimes used as a diminutive of Clarence. In Thomas Hardy's tragic novel "Tess of the D'Urbervilles", Tess falls in love with, and is abandoned by, a man named Angel Clare.

Clare has 4 variant forms: Clair, Claire, Clarey and Clayre.

Baby names that sound like Clare are Claro, Clarrie and Cleary.

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Popularity of Clare

Clare is not a popular first name for men but a very popular surname or last name for all people (#7620 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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