Clement
[ˈklɛmənt]Meaning
english form of the roman name Clemens, meaning "merciful, gentle"
Background Story
Clement is the English form of the Roman name Clemens, or sometimes of its derivative Clementius, which meant "merciful, gentle". It was the name of 14 popes, including Saint Clement I, the third pope, and of Clement of Alexandria, a 3rd-century theologian. It has been in general use as a given name in Christian Europe in various spellings since early times, and is used in languages including Ancient Roman, Bulgarian, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Macedonian and Norwegian. In England it became rare after the Protestant Reformation, though it was revived in the 19th century.
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