Comments for CLAIRE:

Such a pretty and lovely name.

-- iwant2baurora  11/2/2005

There is a Resident Evil character named Claire Redfield.

-- Anonymous User  12/7/2005

Actress Claire Danes is a famous bearer.

-- Anonymous User  12/20/2005

Claire was the name of Mrs Huxtable - the wife/mother on The Cosby Show, played by Phylicia Rashad.

-- Anonymous User  12/20/2005

Claire Standish is the name of Molly Ringwald's character in the film "The Breakfast Club".

-- Anonymous User  12/21/2005

Claire Littleton (played by Emilie de Ravin) is a character on the TV show "Lost."

-- amandalee  1/23/2006

My name is Claire and I have also known other Claires, and I would have to say the pronunciation as "Kler" isn't correct in any language. The proununciation is "Cl - AIR" or "Kl - AIR" with the "air" sound as opposed to an "er" sound.
[ER = air on this site's pronunciation guide -ed]

-- Anonymous User  1/25/2006

The character Belle on the soap Days of our Lives just had a baby and named her Claire.

-- Anonymous User  2/21/2006

My name is Claire and my French teacher Miss Champin told me it meant light in French.

-- ClaireCFC  3/27/2006

Claire Fraser/Randall/Beauchamp is the time-traveling heroine of Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series.

-- laura818  3/29/2006

Claire is a great name and also makes a good middle name. Nice that it isn't a fad name it seems to withstand the test of time.

-- Anonymous User  4/25/2006

There is a store called Claire's. They sell jewelery and other knick-knacks.

-- Clare3333  6/30/2006

My sister's name. She's not 'clear' about anything but it's still a lovely meaning. Claire is a french adjective meaning clear but Clare isn't a French variation. There are more Clares than Claires in England. Though both variations are quite popular with the 80s generation I think now it's declining.

-- S.West  7/11/2006

Claire is the name of Kirsten Dunst's character in the film Elizabethtown.

-- lawruh  8/2/2006

Although my best friend is called Claire I think the name is common. Although the version with i is prettier than Clare.

-- babiirach  8/3/2006

Claire is such a beautiful elegant name.

-- Anonymous User  11/16/2006

This is my name and I love it! People always spell it Clare or Clair though. Clair would be good for a boy.

-- Hero  11/18/2006

Claire Bennet, played by Hayden Panettiere, is a character in NBC's Heroes. I like the name anyways.

-- Hyugafalcon  12/16/2006

Claire Bloom (born Patricia Claire Blume on February 15, 1931) is a British film and stage actress.

She was born in the North London suburb of Finchley, to Edward Blume (the son of Jewish immigrants, originally named Blumenthal, from Russia and Latvia) and Elizabeth Grew (a descendant of Jewish immigrants from Poland originally named Griewski).

-- sweetbabe  12/18/2006

My little brother likes this name for a girl, but he pronounces it KLER-EE! It's so funny!

-- Taydbug112  12/26/2006

Claire Simone Fisher was a character from the awesome TV show "Six Feet Under", portrayed by Lauren Ambrose. She was the youngest child of a funeral director, and only daughter. She was a funny, unstable, young, outcast with a passion for photography and strange things (She drove an old lime green hearse, and once put a dismembered foot in an ex-boyfriend's locker).

-- ClaraWhittaker  3/13/2007

It's cute.

-- xKatiex  3/21/2007

I LOVE this name! It's so cute!

-- princesskisa  4/18/2007

I love this name. I feel that the “I” makes it look much prettier than Clare. It gives me the impression of a strong woman who has a clear mind and a clear way of making herself loved by all who know her. My singing teacher bears this name, and since meeting her every time I say, read, or write the name, it makes me think of a soft, clear, and beautiful song.

-- littlescarlett  5/21/2007

A famous bearer is Claire Washburn, character of James Patterson's book series, Woman's Murder Club. The character is a head-strong black mother of two teenage boys and also a chief medical examiner.

-- spaz123  5/25/2007

A lovely name! I have a really good friend who is named this. I also like the meaning - clear.

-- Anonymous User  5/25/2007

I read a book where one of the characters' names was Claire. Therefore, the name Claire/Clare is sort of on my bad list right now. As for my personal opinion this name is okay, although I don't like one-syllable names much.

-- Penneyperson  10/19/2007

I like this name. I like the smooth flow of it, the feminine touch. Much better than Clara. Or Clare.

-- Miss Commenter  11/6/2007

I think it's a bit simple for a first name but I like it as a middle name. I also like the meaning of bright and famous.

-- renee06  11/13/2007

I love this name. I picked it as my unofficial middle name. It's easy to say and short. I also like the character Claire in McLeod's Daughters.

-- DeniseClaire  11/16/2007

I think this is a nice name. It sounds so lovely and I can't imagine a girl named Claire, without a great personality to go along with it. One of my best friends has picked this name to be her middle name and it definitely suits her.

-- Alissa_Blue  11/16/2007

A famous bearer is American actress Claire Windsor (April 14, 1897 – October 24, 1972), a notable film star of the early silent film era. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her film contributions.

-- AndrewJKD  4/11/2008

I absolutely adore the name Claire. It is a simple, yet fantastic name.

-- Wednesday Addams  4/26/2008

I think Claire is a really nice name but you have to be very sure about it when giving it to a child.

-- GarbageGuy  5/16/2008

You certainly don't have to be ashamed of your name if it's Claire. The name is elegant, sophisticated, pretty, short and simple, yet not too plain or minimalist on its own. Still, the name can be combined with other short names. This sounds like the name of a pretty, slender, and pale, yet not anemic-looking young woman with light brown or reddish hair. The name is overused, so it doesn't have much of a glamour factor, but it's still a nice name.

-- slight night shiver  5/18/2008

The idential Hansen female quadruplets (Allison, Brooke, Claire and Darcy) are born in Texas.

-- Patricia Underwood  5/28/2008

Oh my gosh this is such a cute name. I would pick it over Clarissa, because of two reasons:
1. Claire is a short, cute, name and it has an "e"
2. Imagine a 30 year old girl named Claire. You get the picture of an intelligent, pretty, brown or blond haired woman. If you name your kid Clarissa, when she turns thirty, you imagine a different woman.

-- Anonymous User  6/6/2008

Claire Lyons is a character in the Clique books.

-- wicogirl8  6/16/2008

Actress Claire Coffee plays Nadine Crowell on the ABC daytime soap "General Hospital".

-- Diamante04  6/21/2008

This is my sister's name. It's not too common where I am. I think it's a nice name, not too overused but not totally weird.

-- sixblackroses  9/6/2008

Claire is the middle name of actress Zooey Deschanel (Zooey Claire Deschanel).

-- Charlie1977  9/30/2008

There is a character in the "Twilight" books by Stephenie Meyer called Claire. She is Emily Young's two-year-old niece (though she turns three in "Breaking Dawn") and has been imprinted upon by Quil.

-- Sophannagh  11/9/2008

I love the name Claire! It means clear and bright, and that's a cool meaning. Something about it to me is just so pretty. I prefer it over Clara - there's just something really simple and beautiful about this name. It's a common middle name, but I can understand why - it goes well with practically every first name! =) I also think the E at the end must be there, or else it looks kind of empty.

-- RachelLee  11/19/2008

We named our daughter Eleanor Claire, but she goes by Ellie Claire. In her playgroup of only 15 2 year old girls, there are 4 variants of Claire: Ellie Claire, Sinclair, Claire, and Clare. We all thought we were being unique! I still love it though!

-- bess  1/25/2009

Hollywood star Claire Trevor (1910-2000).

-- Jonquil  3/30/2009

Mature and elegant-sounding, but very overused.

-- Kerules  5/29/2009

LOL, there's a store named Claire's! :DD

Pretty name though! elegant and easy to use throughout life! there should be no problems with this name whatsoever.

-- Anonymous User  6/7/2009

I've always loved this name, even though I ordinarily prefer more elaborate or lesser-used girls' names. Claire is just so sweet, pretty, and charming in its simplicity.

-- Anyechka  8/12/2009

Claire is a sweet name that strikes some rare beauty. When I hear Claire I think of "Claire de Lune" which means moonlight in french.

-- Milena Scialfa  10/18/2009

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