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;
1240 Clarinus (nom) HAP p. 380
- Old French
- ◑ 1303 Clarin (obl) ArchReimsII1 XL
- Middle French
- ◑ 1418 Clarin DdB1418 p. 198,
HGParis p. 374
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1367 Chiari (gen) Livi 157
- ◑ 1367 Chiarozi (gen) Livi 157,
Chiarozo (abl) ibid. 157
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Clare". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Clare.