Clarice: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Clarice | Girls

Clarice

Pronunciation: kla-REES (key)

Origin of the name Clarice:

Elaboration of Clara, a name derived from the Latin clārus (bright, clear, famous).

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My name is Clarice, I'm 14 and I love my name! It's rather unique but not too /out there/. A few people call me Clare but I usually just go by Clarice. All my siblings and I have uncommon names begining with 'C':
Cayden (M, 21)
Coleton (M, 18, Cole)
Connolly (F, 16)
Clarice (ME-14, Clare)
Corinne (F, 11)

I grew up with a girl named Clarice. She was fairly secretive about her true name though. Almost everyone she knew thought her given name was Clare.

This is my middle name and I really like it. I wish my parents had made this my first name rather than my middle name.

Nicknames for Clarice: | Edit

Reese (spelled Rice), Claire, Clara

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Famous real-life people named Clarice: | Edit

Claire Chennault (WWII general of the Flying Tigers), Claire Danes

Clarice in song, story & screen: | Edit

Clarice Starling, detective lead character in the novel and film, "Silence of the Lambs", played by Jodie Foster in the film.
Clarice Groan, twin sister of Cora Groan, in Mervyn Peake's masterpiece trilogy: Titus Groan, Gormenghast, and Titus Alone.
Queen Clarice, character in the "Princess Diaries" book series
Clarice, doe who is Rudolph's love interest in the Christmas cartoon "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer".

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