Clare

Clare · proper noun¹

1. Proto-Celtic · derived from*klāros
2. Old Irish · derived fromclár“plank, board”
3. Irish · derived fromClár
4. English todayClare

The anglicized spelling of Irish Clár, from Old Irish clár (“plank, board”), from Proto-Celtic *klāros, *klārom (“table”).

Clare · proper noun, noun²

1. Latin · derived fromclara
2. English todayClare

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.

Words from the same roots