Claire
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Origin of the name Claire:
Derived from the Latin clārus (bright, clear, famous). Clare is a common name throughout Europe and the British Isles, its popularity once due in part to the fame of St. Clare of Assisi (c. 1193 - 1253). The Italian nun who founded the order of the Poor Clares.
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It is a simple yet lovely name.
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My husband is French and I am American. Claire is meaningful and popular in both French and English so we named our daughter Claire with an "e" at the end gives it the English edge. Our Claire loves her name and so does both sides of our family.
My daughter was born in 1985 and we named her Clare (without the"i"). I guess we did it to be a bit different. The name has definitely grown in popularity over the years! When Clare was about 10 she started helping a mom in the neighborhood with her three children, all under the age of 2. As her experience with them grew and she matured Clare became the family babysitter and traveled with them on their vacations. In the mid-1990s, mom became pregnant with 4th child and they so dearly loved my Clare and her name, they asked if they could name their daughter Clare Elisabeth. Of course, we said "YES," what an honor for us. The 2nd Clare has grown up to be as awesome as the "original" Clare!
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ClaireBear, Clarabella, Cay, Clairy, Eclaire
My Claire has flaming red hair - We call her RedHairy Clairy
^ on that note my name is Claire and Im the same :)
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Claire Forlani, actress
St. Claire/Clare of Assisi, founder of the Poor Clares order of nuns, friend of St. Francis, and patron saint of television
Claire Danes, actress and star of My So-Called Life (mid-90s coming-of-age TV show)
Claire Holt plays Emma on the Australian Nickelodeon Show h20: Just Add Water
Claire L'Heureux-Dube, Canadian Supreme Court Justice (served 1987-2002)
Claire Clairmont, stepsister of Mary Shelley, one of Lord Byron's mistresses- Claire in song, story & screen: | Edit
Claire Bennet, character on the TV show "Heroes"
Claire Dunphy, character on the TV show "Modern Family"
Claire Fisher, character from HBO series "Six Feet Under"
Claire Kincaid, character on "Law and Order"
Claire Littleton, character on TV show "Lost"
Claire Standish, character in movie "The Breakfast Club"
Claire McCleod, McLeods Daughters
"Claire", song by Gilbert O'Sullivan
"Oh Claire", song by Cheap Trick
"Planet Claire", song by B-52s
Claire Lyons in "The Clique" series
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Claire Beauchamp Randall Fraser, a protagonist in Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series of novels.
"Clair de la lune" is a song by Claude Debussy
Claire- Wedding Crashers
Claire huxtable in "The Cosby Show" (1984-1992)
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Global Popularity of the Name Claire
- #29 in Canada (British Columbia)
- #31 in Canada (Alberta)
- #46 in Australia (Victoria)
- #50 in Australia (New South Wales)
- #62 in United States
- #97 in Ireland
- #266 in Scotland
- #328 in Canada (Quebec)
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