meaning of the name clare
[ 1 syll. cla-re, cl-are ] The baby girl name Clare is also used as a boy name, though the use for girls is more popular. It is pronounced as KL EH R- â . Clare's language of origin is Latin and it is predominantly used in English. It is derived from the word clarus which is of the meaning 'clear, bright, famous'.Clare was used as a medieval form of Clara, itself a feminine form of the Latin Clarus; in modern use, English speakers have adopted Clara as a re-Latinized form of the accepted English name Clare. 1 syll. cla-re, cl-are ] The baby girl name Clare is also used as a boy name, though the use for girls is more popular. It is pronounced as KL EH R- â . Clare's language of origin is Latin and it is predominantly used in English. It is derived from the word clarus which is of the meaning 'clear, bright, famous'.