Clair

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Claire
Pronunciation	CLUH Air
Gender	Traditionally male, but often female
Meaning	Beautiful red headed girl, Hot,clear, bright, straight, obvious, light colored, clean, pale [1]
Origin	French from Latin
Related names	Claire (german), Clare (transformation of the French to match English pronunciation), Clara (Spanish), Chiara (Italian)
Popularity	Popular names page
Footnotes: Claire Broadwater is awesome.

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Claire
Gender	Female (exclusively)
Origin	French/Latin
Related names	Clair, Clare, Clara
Popularity	Popular names page

Look up Claire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

The name Claire is French (it directly translates as "clear" in its feminine form), and is pronounced /ˈklɛər/. The meaning of the name is "light colored", as well as "bright, clear, pale"^[1].

When spelled in the form Clair, the name is traditionally considered male, however, it is also a common female name. Claire, on the other hand, is almost exclusively a female name. (See "People or Names" below).

Clair or Claire may refer to:

Contents 1 People or names 2 Fictional characters 3 Places 3.1 Canada 3.2 United States 3.3 Scotland 4 Other 5 References 6 See also

[edit] People or names

• Claire McCaskill, Senator from Missouri
• Claire Frederick, small time actor and model
• Lt. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault, an American aviator, WW2 commander of the "Flying Tigers"
• Princess Claire of Belgium
• Claire Danes, entertainer
• Claire Forlani, entertainer
• Claire Skinner, British actress

[edit] Fictional characters

Claire is a common girls name in fiction.

• Clair Huxtable, a character on The Cosby Show
• Claire Standish, from the 1985 movie, The Breakfast Club
• Clair, one of Johto Gym Leaders in Pokémon.
• Claire Redfield, a Resident Evil heroine
• Claire Littleton, of the TV show Lost
• Claire Lyons, a character in "The Clique" series of books.
• Claire Bennet, a character from Heroes
• Claire Fisher, from Six Feet Under
• Claire Rubin, from "The Tyler Murders"
• Claire McLeod, a character from "McLeod's Daughters"
• Claire, a character from "Eclipse"

[edit] Places

[edit] Canada

• Clair, New Brunswick
• Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada, municipality located on the Island of Montreal
• Clair, Saskatchewan

[edit] United States

• Claire City, South Dakota, town in Roberts County
• Eau Claire, Michigan, village in Berrien County
• Eau Claire, Pennsylvania, borough in Butler County
• Eau Claire, Wisconsin, city
• Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
• Lake Claire (Atlanta), Georgia, neighborhood
• Le Claire, Iowa, city in Scott County

[edit] Scotland

• Clair oilfield in the Atlantic Ocean, 75 km west of Shetland.

[edit] Other

• Clair (song), a 1971 hit for Gilbert O'Sullivan.
• Claire programming language, an object-oriented programming language
• Claire's, a female accessory store.
• Claire (film), a 2001 fantasy film
• Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR)
• Claire (song), by Jimmy Eat World.
• MV Claire, formerly Empire Farringay, an Empire F type coaster
• Planet Claire, a song by The B-52's.
• Au Clair de la Lune, a classic French-Canadian song

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Yahoo!

[edit] See also

• Clare
• Clara

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