CLARENCE  

Gender: M
Origin: Latin
Meaning: "bright"

Popularity in 2008: #938

The name of the guardian angel in It's a Wonderful Life is rarely heard the rest of the year because of its studious, near-nerdy image.

Variations:
Clarens, Clarance, Clarrence, Claran, Clarons, Claron, Klarenz, Sinclair, Clare, Klarance, Claronz, Clarrance, Clair

Clarence is being discussed in our message boards:

• Names of people i know::
• I'm going to go insane! Nn for Charlotte
• Build a Name Together
• A brother or sister for little Jack or Olivia
• A/Z Twins

Read Nameberry blog posts about Clarence:

• HOORAY FOR HENRY: The quirky classic that manages to stay cool
• HIPPER THAN HIPSTER
• VINTAGE NAMES: 100-Year-Old Names That Sound New Again
• DAD NAMES: NOTEWORTHY NAMES OF SOME FAMOUS FATHERS
• LITERARY SIB SETS--AS IN AMY, BETH, MEG & JO