Claire
[klɛr]Meaning
French form of Clara
Background Story
Claire is the French form of Clara. It was a common name in France throughout the 20th century, though it has since been eclipsed there by Clara, and it was also very popular in the United Kingdom, especially in the 1970s. In English it was borrowed from the French Claire and is also a spelling variant of the English Clare.
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