Clemens

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Clemens

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From Late Latin Clēmēns (genitive Clēmentis), name of early saints and popes, from clēmēns (“merciful”). Doublet of Clement and San Clemente.

proper noun

A surname. Albert Bigelow Paine, his biographer to be and literary executor, who has been constantly with him, said that for the last year at least Mr. Clemens had been weary of life. When Richard Watson Gilder died, he said: "How fortunate he is. No good fortune of that kind ever comes to me."
A male given name, equivalent to English Clement.

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Closest in meaning: twain, clement, mild, gentle, kind, lenient, merciful, benign, tolerant, placid, indulgent, forgiving, compassionate, humane, charitable, tender

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@misc{clemens_2026,
  title = {Clemens},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clemens},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}