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Claire.

A female given name from French.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈklɛə/Received-Pronunciation[ˈkʰl̥ɛə]Received-Pronunciation/ˈkleː/Australia[ˈkʰl̥eː]Australia
  1. A female given name from French.

  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage, variant of Clare.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French Claire, also a spelling variant of the English Clare.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.