"Clair" meaning in English

See Clair in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: A less common spelling of Claire. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Claire}} Claire Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Clair
  1. A female given name from French. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Clair-en-name-hUzjMuTL Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 46 49 4 1
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Clair-en-name-Vj3AlNl- Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 46 49 4 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 46 14 4 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 39 51 8 2
  3. A village in New Brunswick, Canada Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in New Brunswick, Villages in Canada, Villages in New Brunswick
    Sense id: en-Clair-en-name-WyMMKiKC
  4. A town in Saskatchewan, Canada Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Saskatchewan, Towns in Canada, Towns in Saskatchewan
    Sense id: en-Clair-en-name-E8WrcJ5e
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: St. Clair, St Clair

Download JSON data for Clair meaning in English (4.8kB)

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