Home › Words › C › clareclare/klɛə/clare means A county of Ireland.clare is pronounced /klɛə/.EtymologyThe anglicized spelling of Irish Clár, from Old Irish clár (“plank, board”), from Proto-Celtic *klāros, *klārom (“table”).nameA county of Ireland.A town in County Cavan, Ireland.A district municipality in Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada, named after County Clare.A number of places in the United States, likely to be named after County Clare:; An unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Illinois.A number of places in the United States, likely to be named after County Clare:; An unincorporated community in White River Township, Hamilton County, Indiana.A number of places in the United States, likely to be named after County Clare:; A minor city in Webster County, Iowa; after County Clare.A number of places in the United States, likely to be named after County Clare:; An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kansas.A number of places in the United States, likely to be named after County Clare:; A city mostly in Clare County, Michigan; after its county and County Clare.A number of places in the United States, likely to be named after County Clare:; A town in St. Lawrence County, New York.A town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.A locality in the Balranald council area, south-western New South Wales, Australia.A town in Clare and Gilbert Valleys council area, Mid North region, South Australia.A unisex given name.A female given name from Latin, more often spelled Claire from the 20th century onward.e.g.“Yes, truly: I speak not as desiring more, But rather wishing a more strict restraint Upon the sisterhood, the votarists of Saint Clare.” — Act I, Scene ivA small town and civil parish with a town council in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL7745).A hamlet in Pyrton parish, South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU6798).A surname from Old English derived from Old English clǣġ (“clay”) as an occupational name for a worker in clay.A male given name transferred from the surname, of quite uncommon usage.nounSynonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.clarissian 92% match — Synonym of Clarissan: Of or relating to the Order of Saint Clare; of or relating to someone named Clarissa. vs clare →clarisse 91% match — 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. vs clare →clarissa 89% match — Synonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare. vs clare →clarist 75% match — Synonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare, sometimes particularly one who follows or advocates the original precepts established by St Clare. vs clare →clarissan 73% match — Of or relating to the Order of Saint Clare. vs clare →clarissine 73% match — Synonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare, sometimes particularly one who follows or advocates the original precepts established by St Clare. vs clare →cloistress 63% match — A nun. vs clare →capuchiness 63% match — A member of the Capuchin Poor Clares, a Catholic religious order for women. vs clare →