Meaning  The name Clare has the following meaning: Clara means "famously bright" in Latin. Once very popular, it has now fallen out of style. Not as popular as its variant 'Claire'.
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name. Popularity
As a baby girl name, Clare is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 618 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Clare fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 42 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 718 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Clare in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Origins Related names The following names are baby names related to Clare and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Clare: Boys - Cicero, Marcus, Patrick, Roman, Rufus, Sergio, Titus, Girls - Almeta, Ardis, Ava, Belva, Celeste, Clora, Decima, Diva, Gillian, Karlie, Marsha, Maxine, Priscilla, Sabina, Sabine, Sabrina, Selina, Stella, Theodosia, Verdie, Both genders - AmandaVariants The name Clare is a variant of Clara. Other popular variants of the name Clara are: Claire (French), Clarahelle, Clare (English), Clareta, Claretha, Claretta, Claribel, Claribelle, Clarinda, Clarinde, Clarine, Clarita, Clarry, ClorindaStyle We think the name Clare should fall under the following style category: Traditional. See other Traditional namesImpression Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Clare to be: A sweet and very feminine characterIn one word, you might describe Clare as a(n) " feminine" person. See other "feminine" names for boys and girls. |
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Meaning of name Clare
