Claire

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Origin: Latin

Meaning: the French form of Clara derived from Latin Clarus meaning "clear, bright, famous".


Variants:

• Clara
• Clare
• Klara (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, German, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Slovene, Croatian)
• Chiara (Italian)
• Clarissa
• Clarisse (French)
• Clarice (English)
• Clarisa (Spanish)

Male forms:

• Clair (French)
• Clarus (Latin)