Clemency

English feminine variation of Clement, Latin

"mild, merciful"

Clemency Origin and Meaning

The name Clemency is a girl's name of English origin meaning "mild, merciful".

One of the rarest of virtue names, Clemency could come back along with the more familiar Puritan virtue names such as Hope and Faith. It has a rhythmic three-syllable sound, and offers a more virtuous alternative to the more popular Clementine.

Clemence is the medieval French form, also heard occasionally in the UK. Writer Clemence Dane was born Winifred Ashton.

Clemmie makes a cute nickname.

20 Names Similar to Clemency

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• Lettice
• Pilar
• Ernestine
• Clemence
• Albertine
• Babette
• Polina
• Dorcas
• Linnet
• Pascale
• Héloïse
• Beryl
• Hortense
• Ulla
• Perdita
• Minetta
• Beata
• Minette
• Clotilde

Famous People Named Clemency

• Clemency Margaret Greatrex Burton Hill, English TV personality and actress
• Clemency Anne Rosemary "Rose" Gray English chef and cookbook author
• Clemency Bunn English illustrator
• Charles John "Clemency" Canning 1st Earl Canning, male Governor,General of India

The name Clemency in Pop Culture

• Clemency male character in "Life of a teenage body,snatcher" by Doug Macleod
• Clemency Newcome maid to Dr Jeddler in Dickens's "The Battle of Life" (1846)
• Clemecy 'Clemmy' Short character in "The Dragonfly Pool" by Eva Ibbotson