Name: Claire
Gender: Female
Usage: Claire, of latin origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Claire are in general originating from Belgium, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Claire across the world, see Clara.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Claire is: Clear, Bright.
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Numerology of the first name Claire: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 3. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: expressive, imaginative, sociable, jovial, positive, optimistic, artistic.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Creative, Light-Hearted
Ruling planet: Jupiter
Colors: Purple, Lilac, Mauve
Gemstones: Amethyst
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The name Claire is ranked on the 227th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 2629400 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.037% of the population. The name Claire has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Claire for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Claire is 11 August.
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History and Origin
Claire or Clare /ˈklɛər/ is a given name of Latin/Viking origin via French; the name could mean "Bright" or "famous". The word still means clear in French.
Its popularity in the United Kingdom peaked during the 1970s and 1980s; in 1974 it was the second most popular female first name and in 1984 was still sixth, but by 1997 it had fallen out of the top 100 after several years of sharply declining popularity.
The name was traditionally considered male, specifically when spelled Clair; however, it is now commonly used as a female name and is usually spelled Claire.
French form of Clara. It was introduced to Britain by the Normans, but subsequently abandoned. This spelling was revived in the 19th century as a variant of Clare.
Variant: Clair.
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