Clea

CLAY-uh

Literary name

"glory of the father"

Clea Origin and Meaning

The name Clea is a girl's name .

An attractive and unusual name that may be a variation of Cleo, Clea was possibly invented by Lawrence Durrell for a character in his Alexandria Quartet.

Actress Clea DuVall is one noted bearer of the name, another is Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward's youngest daughter, who was named Claire Olivia, but always called Clea.

Clea Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1628 on Nameberry

Clea Popularity

• 1628 Nameberry 2024

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Famous People Named Clea

• Clea Helen D'etienne DuVall American actress
• Clea Koff American forensic anthropologist and author
• Clea Newman daughter of actor Paul Newman

Clea in Pop Culture

• Clea Montis character in The Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence Durrell
• Clea character in Doctor Strange comics
• Clea Airecott character in the Arianna Airecott series