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clarence¹

Where it comes from

Named after Prince William, Duke of Clarence and St Andrews, later to become William IV of the United Kingdom.

noun clarences

  1. A kind of carriage popular in the 19th century; a four-wheeled horse-driven vehicle with a glass front and room for four passengers.

Clarence²

  • /ˈklæɹəns/

Where it comes from

Originally a ducal title of the English and British royal family, from Clārensis (“from the town of Clare”), (the town of Clare, Suffolk), although it has also been associated with Italian Chiarenza, Clarentza, &c., a former fortress and settlement in the medieval Frankish Principality of Achaea in Greece.

proper noun

  1. A ducal title which has been traditionally awarded to junior members of the English and British royal families Warwick. Richard, I will create thee Duke of Gloucester; And George, of Clarence; Warwick, as ourself, Shall do and undo as him pleaseth best. Richard. Let me be Duke of Clarence, George of Gloucester, For Gloucester's dukedom is too ominous.
  2. An English surname.
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname. There is one of the novels of Miss Edgeworth - we forget which - in which a gentleman of the name of Harvey figures as a hero. Harvey! Only fancy John, Peter, or William Harvey as the hero of a novel! But Miss Edgeworth was too well acquaintanced with the philosophy of names to commit such a blunder
  4. A locality in the City of Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia.
  5. A local government area in the Greater Hobart area of south-east Tasmania, Australia, named after the Duke of Clarence and a ship with that name; in full, the City of Clarence.
  6. A settlement in north Canterbury, New Zealand, near the mouth of the Clarence River.
  7. A community in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.
  8. A community and former township in the city of Clarence-Rockland, eastern Ontario.
  9. An unincorporated community in Button Township, Ford County, Illinois.
  10. A city in Cedar County, Iowa.
  11. A township in Barton County, Kansas.
  12. A village in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.
  13. A township in Calhoun County, Michigan.
  14. A minor city in Shelby County, Missouri.
  15. A town and census-designated place therein, in Erie County, New York.
  16. A census-designated place in Snow Shoe Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania.
  17. A ghost town in the town of Spring Grove, Green County, Wisconsin.
  18. A river in Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France, a tributary of the Lys.
  19. A river in the Northern Rivers region, New South Wales, Australia, which discharges into the Coral Sea, named after the Duke of Clarence,
  20. A river in north Canterbury, New Zealand, which flows into the Pacific Ocean at Clarence.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: smith, mac, ruth, moreton, cab, taxi, brougham, hansom, carriage, coach, chaise, surrey, coupé, gig, cabriolet, landau

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"clarence." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/clarence. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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clarence. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/clarence

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"clarence." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/clarence.

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@misc{clarence_2026,
  title = {clarence},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clarence},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}