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Clete

Greek, diminutive of Cletus

"called forth"

Madison Dresler

By Madison Dresler

Updated Fri Feb 20 2026

Clete Origin and Meaning

Variation of Cletus

Clete Rank in US Top 1000
Famous People Named Clete
The name Clete in Pop Culture

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Clete Rank in US Top 1000

Famous People Named Clete

Cletis Leroy "Clete" Boyer
American baseball player
(Michael) Clete Thomas
American baseball player
Cletus W. "Clete" Blakeman
American NFL referee
Clete Roberts
American broadcast journalist and actor
Cletus Handley Francis "Clete" Turner
Australian AFL footballer
Cletus "Clete" Patterson
American NFL player
Clete Donald "Don" Johnson Jr.
U.S. Congressman from Georgia

The name Clete in Pop Culture

Clete
an Amazon in Greek mythology; a follower of Penthesilea who founded the city of Clete, Italy (pr. Clee,tee)

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