Clarisse

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Clarisse

/kləˈriːs/ US
/kleɪˈriːs/ US
/klaˈriːs/ UK

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French Clarisse, from Italian Clarissa, from Medieval Latin Clarissa (“Poor Clare”); see there for more. Doublet of Clarissa and Clarice.

proper noun

A female given name from French.

noun Clarisses

Synonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare, sometimes particularly such a nun who followed the original rules of Saint Clare of Assisi. Clara... withdrew herself... to the Church of St. Damian, and there gave beginning to the poor Maids, called from her name Clarisses...
Similar: Poor Clare

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

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

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

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@misc{clarisse_2026,
  title = {Clarisse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clarisse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}