Clare

  1. Proper noun.  A county in the Republic of Ireland.
  2. Proper noun.  A town in the county of Cavan, Ireland.
  3. Proper noun.  (surname, from Old English) derived from place names in England and Ireland, and from (etyl, ang) ''clæg''"clay" as an occupational name for a worker in clay.
  4. Proper noun.  (given name, male) transferred from the surnames (much less common than the female name).
  5. Proper noun.  (given name, female) , often spelled Claire in the 20th century.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.