Claire

Meaning of Claire

Claire drifts in like a shaft of dawn light, its roots planted in the Latin clarus—“bright, clear”—the same word ancient Romans used to toast a sparkling idea or a summer sky scrubbed clean. English-speakers simply say “clair,” a crisp whisper that feels as effortless as a seaside breeze. Legend first dressed the name in medieval robes with Saint Clare of Assisi, whose devotion shone so vividly that artists still paint her cradling a lamp. Today, silver-screen luminaries such as Claire Danes and quick-witted fictional heroines—think Outlander’s time-traveler—keep that lamp burning, proving the name can be both soft as candlelight and sharp as a camera flash. In the United States, Claire has danced steadily in the Top 100 for more than a decade, never hogging the spotlight yet always close enough to catch its gleam—much like a trusted friend who slips you an umbrella just before the rain. One syllable, centuries of glow: that’s Claire.

Pronunciation

American English

• Pronunced as klair (/klɑr/)

British English

• Pronunced as klair (/kleɪə/)

• Clara
• Clarissa
• Clarice
• Clare
• Clarabelle
• Clarinda