"Claire" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /klɛə(ɹ)/
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from French Claire, also a spelling variant of the English Clare. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Claire}} French Claire, {{m|en|Clare}} Clare Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Claire
  1. A female given name from French. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Claire-en-name-hUzjMuTL Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 48 52
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage, variant of Clare. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names Synonyms: Clare, Clair, Klaire, Klair, Klare
    Sense id: en-Claire-en-name-LPLFuHFE Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 48 52 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: 40 60 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 43 57

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