Claire
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claire¹
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French claire, the feminine form of clair (“clear”).
noun claires
- A small enclosed pond used for gathering and greening oysters. In order to prepare the ground of the claire for the reception of oysters, it must first be cleared of stones and all vegetation which may cover it, then the necessary slope from the center towards the sides may be given it.
Claire²
- /ˈklɛə/ UK
- [ˈkʰl̥ɛə] UK
- /ˈkleː/ Australia
- [ˈkʰl̥eː] Australia
- /ˈkle̝ə/
- [ˈkʰl̥e̝ə]
- /ˈkliə/
- [ˈkʰl̥iə]
- /ˈklɜː/
- [ˈkʰl̥ɜː]
- /ˈklɛɚ/ Canadian, US, Standard
- [ˈkʰl̥ɛɚ] ~ [ˈkʰl̥ɛɹ̩] Canadian, US, Standard
- /ˈkleɹ/ Scotland
- [ˈkl̥eɹ] Scotland
Sounds like Clare, clear (cheer–chair merger) · Rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French Claire, also a spelling variant of the English Clare.
proper noun Clare · Clair · Klaire · Klair · Klare
- A female given name from French. "I told you I was called ,or that they called me Claire. Were you not surprised when you saw my name as Clarissa Lambert?" "Is that all?" I cried. "Why of course, I knew how common it is for actresses to take another name. I was even glad of it; for the name I know, your own name, is now a secret, a
- A male given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage, variant of Clare. When we arrived in Hangchow, all the pilots were honored at a big banquet given by that famous American general with a lady's name, Claire Chennault.