Clair vs Clare - What's the difference?
clair | clare |
A county in the Republic of Ireland
A town in the county of Cavan, Ireland.
derived from place names in England and Ireland, and from (etyl) "clay" as an occupational name for a worker in clay.
transferred from the surnames (much less common than the female name).
, often spelled Claire in the 20th century.
* : Act I, Scene IV:
* 1999 Margaret York: The Price of Guilt : page 58:
As a proper noun clair
is .As an adjective clare is
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(wikipedia Clare)Etymology 1
Proper noun
(en proper noun)Etymology 2
Medieval English vernacular form of Clara.Proper noun
(en proper noun)- Yes, truly: I speak not as desiring more,
- But rather wishing a more strict restraint
- Upon the sisterhood, the votarists of Saint Clare .
- "What's your name?"
- "Clare Fairweather," she said. "Awful, isn't it?" and went away, hiding her mirth.