Clare
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Updated Mon Apr 22 2024
Clare Origin and Meaning
The name Clare is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "bright, clear".
This is the original, more prosaic spelling, but the airier Claire now dominates.
If you're seeking a literary connection, look no further than Nella Larsen's 1929 novel Passing, which stars Clare Kendry as one of the two protagonists.
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Famous People Named Clare
- Saint Clare of Assisi (born Chiara Offreduccio)Italian patron of television and eye diseases
- Saint Clare of MontefalcoItalian nun
- Clare Maree BowenAustralian actress
- Clare Grantstage name of Clare Camille Johnson, American actress & producer
- (Ann) Clare Boothe LuceAmerican ambassador and playwright
- Clare TorryEnglish singer
- Clare Victoria BaldingEnglish television presenter, journalist and retired amateur jockey
- Clare BursonAmerican singer,songwriter
- Clare PotterAmerican fashion designer
- Clare PreussCanadian actress
- Clare EamesAmerican actress
- Clare Rita Mary MaguireEnglish singer
- Clare ShortBritish MP
- Clare VenemaAustralian model
- Clare AsquithEnglish countess, scholar, and playwright
- Clara Ellaline Hope LeightonEnglish/American artist
- Clare BuckfieldEnglish actress; twin sister Julie Buckfield
- Clare Milnedaughter of Christopher Robin Milne
- Clare Elizabeth KramerAmerican actress
- Clare Elizabeth PolkinghorneAustralian soccer player
- Cassandra Clarepen,name of Judith Remelt, American novelist
- John ClareEnglish poet.
Clare in Pop Culture
- Clare Abshirein "The Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger
- Clare Diana EdwardsDegrassi character
- Clare Arnoldcharacter from "90210"
- Clarethe main protagonist of the manga series "Claymore"
- St Clare'sname of the school in the book by Enid Blyton
- Clare Fitzgeraldin "The Ghost in the Glass House" by Carey Wallace
- County Clarea county in the Republic of Ireland
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