Clair
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Clair |
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| Gender | Traditionally male, but often female |
| Meaning | clear, bright, straight, obvious, light colored, clean, pale [1] |
| Origin | French from Latin |
| Related names | Claire (French), Clare (transformation of the French to match English pronunciation), Clara (Spanish) , Chiara (Italian) |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Clair |
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Claire |
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| Gender | Female (exclusively) |
| Origin | French/Latin |
| Related names | Clair, Clare, Clara |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Claire |
The name Claire is French of Latin origin (it directly translates as "clear" in its feminine form), and is pronounced as /klɛə(r)/. The meaning of the name is "light colored", as well as "bright, clear, pale"[2].
When spelled in the form Clair, the name is traditionally considered male, however, it is also a common female name. Claire, on the other hand, is almost exclusively a female name. (See "People or Names" below).
Clair or Claire may refer to:
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[edit] People or names
- Claire McCaskill, Senator from Missouri
- Lt. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault, an American aviator, WW2 commander of the "Flying Tigers"
- Princess Claire of Belgium
- Claire Danes, entertainer
- Claire Forlani, entertainer
[edit] Fictional characters
Claire is a common girls name in fiction.
- Clair Huxtable, a character on The Cosby Show
- Claire Standish, from the 1985 movie, The Breakfast Club
- Clair, one of Johto Gym Leaders in Pokémon.
- Claire Redfield, a Resident Evil heroine
- Claire Littleton, of the TV show Lost
- Claire Lyons, a character in "The Clique" series of books.
- Claire Bennet, a character from Heroes
- Claire Fisher, from Six Feet Under
- Claire Rubin, from "The Tyler Murders"
[edit] Places
[edit] Other
- Clair (song), a 1971 hit for Gilbert O'Sullivan.
- Claire programming language, an object-oriented programming language
- Claire's, a female accessory store.
- Claire (film), a 2001 fantasy film
- Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR)
- Claire (song), by Jimmy Eat World.
- Planet Claire, by The B-52's.
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