Meaning and origin
Clare is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `Clear, Illuminated`.
Where is it used? The name Clare is mainly used in English.
How do they say it elsewhere? Klara (In Scandinavian, Russian, Czech, Polish and in Slovene) Klair (In Scandinavian) Chiara (In Italian) Klára (In Hungarian) Claire (In French) Clara (In English, Italian, German and in Portuguese)
In combination with other names: In English: Clarinda (F) In English: Claribel (F)
Clare appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 625. In the last 128 years Clare has occupied a spot in the top 1000 without interruptions. . 1910 was a `top year` for the name Clare. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #407. Our records go back to 1880