clarence name meaning
Clarence /clar-ence/ [2 sylls.] as a boys' name is pronounced KLARE-ence. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Clarence is one who lives near the River Clare. From a Celtic river name not connected with the given name Clare. The title Duke of Clarence was created for a 14th-century royal prince who married a girl from the Clare family. First used as a given name since the mid-19th century. Author Clarence Day; lawyer Clarence Darrow.