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Clemency

OriginEnglish feminine variation of Clement, Latin
Meaning"mild, merciful"
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About Clemency

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.

Pronounced KLEM-uhn-see.

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Famous Clemencys

  • 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

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

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