clarence

/ˈklæɹəns/

Etymology

Originally a ducal title of the English and British royal family, from Clārensis (“from the town of Clare”), (the town of Clare, Suffolk), although it has also been associated with Italian Chiarenza, Clarentza, &c., a former fortress and settlement in the medieval Frankish Principality of Achaea in Greece.

clarence means A ducal title which has been traditionally awarded to junior members of the English and British royal families. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 78 out of 100.

clarence is pronounced /ˈklæɹəns/.

name

A ducal title which has been traditionally awarded to junior members of the English and British royal families“Warwick. Richard, I will create thee Duke of Gloucester; And George, of Clarence; Warwick, as ourself, Shall do and undo as him pleaseth best. Richard. Let me be Duke of Clarence, George of Gloucester, For Gloucester's dukedom is too ominous.”
An English surname.
A male given name transferred from the surname.“There is one of the novels of Miss Edgeworth - we forget which - in which a gentleman of the name of Harvey figures as a hero. Harvey! Only fancy John, Peter, or William Harvey as the hero of a novel! But Miss Edgeworth was too well acquaintanced with the philosophy of names to commit such a blunder: she made the individual Clarence Harvey, and the name has never to this day been objected to even ”
A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.; A place in Australia:; A locality in the City of Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia.
A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.; A place in Australia:; A local government area in the Greater Hobart area of south-east Tasmania, Australia, named after the Duke of Clarence and a ship with that name; in full, the City of Clarence.
A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.; A settlement in north Canterbury, New Zealand, near the mouth of the Clarence River.

noun

A kind of carriage popular in the 19th century; a four-wheeled horse-driven vehicle with a glass front and room for four passengers.