Clare - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Clare \c-la-

, 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.

Clare is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#7620 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy name Clare. Compare Clare with its variant forms and related boy names.

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