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Claire
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claire clairé
English
Alternative forms
en Clare Clair Klaire Klair Klare
Etymology
en fr Claire, also a spelling variant of the en Clare.
Pronunciation
en non-rhotic
en /ˈklɛə/ [ˈkʰl̥ɛə] RP
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Clare.wav Southern England
en /ˈkleː/ [ˈkʰl̥eː] AU
en NZ
en /ˈkle̝ə/ [ˈkʰl̥e̝ə] non-near-square
en /ˈkliə/ [ˈkʰl̥iə] near-square
en /ˈklɜː/ [ˈkʰl̥ɜː] Lancashire,square-nurse
en rhotic
en /ˈklɛɚ/ [ˈkʰl̥ɛɚ] ~ [ˈkʰl̥ɛɹ̩] GA,Standard Canadian
en /ˈkleɹ/ [ˈkl̥eɹ] Scotland
en ɛə(ɹ) 1
en Claire
en Clare ; clear<aa:near-square>
Proper noun
en female French.
en 1887 Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch Dead Man's Rock. 198 BiblioBazaar,LLC 2007 1434649393 "I told you I was called ,or that they called me Claire. Were you not surprised when you saw my name as Clarissa Lambert?""Is that all?" I cried. "Why of course, I knew how common it is for actresses to take another name. I was even glad of it; for the name I know, your own name, is now a secret, and all the sweeter so. All the world admires Clarissa Lambert, but I alone love Claire Luttrell, and know that Claire Luttrell loves me."
en 2006 Wendy Harmer Farewell My Ovaries 93 Allen&Unwin 1741146658 A woman named Claire should be able to describe the moon. Clair de Lune was of course one of Claire's favourite pieces of piano music.
en male surnames Clare rare.
en 1991 Amy Tan The Kitchen God's Wife 203 Ivy Books 080410753X When we arrived in Hangchow, all the pilots were honored at a big banquet given by that famous American general with a lady's name, Claire Chennault.
Derived terms
en clairite EClaire
Translations
female given name Clara
Anagrams
en aceilr Carlie eclair lacier éclair
en unisex given names
French
Etymology
From fr la Clara, with transparent meaning in modern French (fr claire).
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-Clinique Sainte-Claire.wav
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-Claire.wav France
Proper noun
f
fr female Clara
Related terms
fr Clara
fr Clarisse
fr Marie-Claire
Anagrams
fr éclair
Walloon
Pronunciation
wa /klɛʀ/
Proper noun
wa proper noun
wa female