Clare.
A county of Ireland.
Meaning & usage
A county of Ireland.
A town in County Cavan, Ireland.
A district municipality in Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada, named after County Clare.
A number of places in the United States, likely to be named after County Clare: An unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States, likely to be named after County Clare: An unincorporated community in White River Township, Hamilton County, Indiana.
A number of places in the United States, likely to be named after County Clare: A minor city in Webster County, Iowa; after County Clare.
A number of places in the United States, likely to be named after County Clare: An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kansas.
A number of places in the United States, likely to be named after County Clare: A city mostly in Clare County, Michigan; after its county and County Clare.
A number of places in the United States, likely to be named after County Clare: A town in St. Lawrence County, New York.
A town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.
A locality in the Balranald council area, south-western New South Wales, Australia.
A town in Clare and Gilbert Valleys council area, Mid North region, South Australia.
Where this word comes from
The anglicized spelling of Irish Clár, from Old Irish clár (“plank, board”), from Proto-Celtic *klāros, *klārom (“table”).
A unisex given name from Latin, more often spelled Claire from the 20th century onward.
A small town and civil parish with a town council in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL7745).
A hamlet in Pyrton parish, South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU6798).
Ellipsis of Clare College, Cambridge.
Where this word comes from
Medieval English vernacular form of Clara, from the Latin clara, feminine of clarus (“bright, shining, clear”), a post-classical name made famous by the 13th century Saint Clara of Assisi. In Oxfordshire, from Clarora, a clay slope.
Synonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare.
Where this word comes from
Medieval English vernacular form of Clara, from the Latin clara, feminine of clarus (“bright, shining, clear”), a post-classical name made famous by the 13th century Saint Clara of Assisi. In Oxfordshire, from Clarora, a clay slope.
A surname from Old English derived from Old English clǣġ (“clay”) as an occupational name for a worker in clay.
A male given name transferred from the surname, of quite uncommon usage.
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