Clare

♀French girl's name

A French girl's name of English origin.

At a glance

GenderFeminine
OriginEnglish

Origin and meaning

The anglicized spelling of Irish Clár, from Old Irish clár (“plank, board”), from Proto-Celtic *klāros, *klārom (“table”).

Where it is mostly given

  • Great Britain
  • Ireland
  • United States
  • Germany
  • Austria

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Jérémy (Somain (France)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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