Clare
m.
Latin clarus 'clear, bright'.
- England
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- Walloon
- ● 1583 Clair RWC p. 7
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1196 Clarus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp CXXXIX
- ◑ 1138x62 Clarellus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 61;
1147 Clarellus (nom) ibid. 17;
1179 Clarelli (gen) ibid. 177,
Clarellus (nom) ibid. 178
- Old French
- ◑ 1303 Clarin (obl) ArchReimsII1 XL
- Middle French
- ◑ 1418 Clarin DdB1418 p. 198,
HGParis p. 374
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Clare". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2018, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2018/1/name/Clare.