Claire
Latin at root, from *clarus*, clear and bright. French speakers reshaped it into Claire, and it keeps that spelling and final *e* in Poland, where most people have never met one.
Claire Pronunciation
Claire is pronounced tslah-EE-re (/t͡slaˈirɛ/).
What Claire means
Where Claire comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Claire begins in Latin, in the adjective clarus, which meant clear and bright. French speakers reshaped that word into Claire, and the name crossed into English with its final e intact. The short meaning has stayed close to the root.
The best known bearer is Saint Clare of Assisi, who lived in the thirteenth century and founded the order later called the Poor Clares. In Italian her name is Chiara, in French Claire, both drawn from the same Latin word for brightness. Her feast falls on the eleventh of August.
On a Polish class register, a Klara often sits a few rows away, while Claire keeps its French spelling and its borrowed look. Say the meaning plainly. Clear and bright: jasna, świetlista.
How many people are named Claire
1 in 102472 women in Poland is named Claire. 220 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2100 among female names.
Claire's popularity over time
2 girls were given the name in 2025, ranking #1503 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2024.
Claire as a middle name
Claire is a first name for 220 women in Poland and a middle name for another 243, a 48/52 split, almost evenly. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 435th, between Lesława (244) and Marina (242).
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#433 May246
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#434 Lesława244
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#435 Claire243
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#436 Marina242
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#437 Dolores241