Clare

See also: clare and 'clare

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Clare

  1. A county in the Republic of Ireland
  2. A town in the county of Cavan, Ireland.
  3. A large village in Suffolk, England.
  4. A surname​ derived from place names in England and Ireland, and from Old English clǣġ (“clay”) as an occupational name for a worker in clay.
  5. A male given name. transferred from the surnames (much less common than the female name).
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Etymology 2

Medieval English vernacular form of Clara.

Proper noun

Clare

  1. A female given name., often spelled Claire in the 20th century.
    • c. 1603–1604, William Shakespeare, “Measvre for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals):
      : Act I, Scene IV:
      Yes, truly: I speak not as desiring more,
      But rather wishing a more strict restraint
      Upon the sisterhood, the votarists of Saint Clare.
    • 1999 Margaret York: The Price of Guilt: page 58:
      "What's your name?"
      "Clare Fairweather," she said. "Awful, isn't it?" and went away, hiding her mirth.

Noun

Clare (plural Clares)

  1. A nun of the order of Saint Clare.
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Manx

Proper noun

Clare f

  1. A female given name., Manx equivalent to Clara.

Mutation

Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
ClareChlareGlare
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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