Names related to Clare: Claire, Clara

Clare

Pronunciation: KLAYR (key)

Origin of the name Clare:

A cognate of Clara, which is derived from the Latin clārus (bright, clear, famous). Var: Clair, Clara. Dim: Clairette. (clare)

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St. Clare was one of the first followers (and a dear friend) of Saint Francis of Assisi. She founded the Order of Poor Ladies, a monastic religious order for women in the Franciscan tradition. Following her death, the order she founded was renamed in her honor as the Order of Saint Clare, commonly referred to today as the Poor Clares. Patron of clairvoyance and eye disease.

Clare Higgins, actress
Clare Coulter, actress
Clare Boylan, writer

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Clare Abshire, a main character in Audrey Niffenegger's novel "The Time Traveler's Wife".

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