Clement (name)

Clement

Gender	Male
Origin
Language(s)	Latin
Meaning	merciful
Region of origin	France, England
Other names
Alternative spelling	Clément
Derivative(s)	Clem
Related names	Clementine

Clement is a French surname a form of the Late Latin name Clemens. Clément is a French form of the same name. People with those given names or surnames include:

Given name (chronological order)

• Pope Clement (disambiguation), any of at least 14 real Popes and two Antipopes, beginning with Pope Clement I (died 99 or 101)
• Clement of Alexandria (died c. 217), a father of the Christian church, titled "St."
• Clement, bishop of Zaragoza ca. 326
• Clement of Metz (4th century), first bishop of Metz
• Clement, an alternative name for Aurelius Prudentius Clemens, Christian poet (348–c. 413)
• Clement of Ireland (born c. 750), titled "St.", active in the Paris Schools
• Clement of Ohrid (died 916), titled "St."
• Clement of Dunblane (died 1258), bishop of Dunblane
• Clement Victor Gunaratna (died 2000), Sri Lankan Sinhala government minister
• Clément Marot (died 1544), French poet
• Clément Michu (1936-2016), French actor
• Clement Cruttwell (1743–1808), English mapmaker
• Clement Clarke Moore (1779–1863), American poet and author of A Visit from St. Nicholas
• Clement Freud (1924-2009), politician, writer, comedian and grandson of Sigmund Freud
• Clement, nom de guerre of Eugène Chavant in the French resistance during World War II
• Clément Rodier (1829–1904), French missionary in Algeria & fruit breeder for whom the clementine was named
• Clement Higgins (1844–1916), British politician
• Clement Attlee (1883–1967), Prime Minister of UK (1945–1951)
• Clement Greenberg (1909–1994), American art critic
• Clement Haynsworth (1912–1989), American judge
• Clement Cheng (21st century), Canadian-Hong Kong film director
• Clément Chantôme (1987–), French footballer
• Clement Ivanov (1990–), Estonian Dota 2 player

Surname

• Adolphe Clément-Bayard, 19th century French industrialist
• Aeron Clement
• Alberic Clement
• Albert Clément, racing driver, participant in the first French Grand Prix in 1906
• Alberto Vallarino Clement
• Amanda Clement (1888–1971), American baseball umpire
• Anthony Clement
• Anthony Clement of Saxony
• Arnaud Clément, French tennis player
• Aurore Clément
• Bill Clement (born 1950), Canadian ice hockey player and broadcaster
• Bill Clement (rugby union) (1915–2007), Welsh rugby international
• Bob Clement
• Coralie Clément
• Dave Clement (1948–1982), English footballer
• Dick Clement
• Edith Brown Clement
• Edmond Clément (1867–1928), French tenor
• François Clément
• Frank G. Clement, Tennessee governor
• Franz Clement (1780–1842), Austrian violinist and composer
• Georges Clément, French athlete in 1900 Olympics
• Gilles Clément
• Gregory Clement
• Hal Clement (born 1922), American writer
• Jack Clement (1931–2013), American singer, songwriter, record and film producer
• Jacques Clément (1567–1589), assassin of king
• James Clement
• Jean-Baptiste Clément, French author
• Jean-Pierre Clément (1809–1870), a French political economist and historian
• Jeff Clement
• Jemaine Clement
• Jennifer Clement Mexican-American writer
• Jérémy Clément, French football player
• Joseph Clement
• Kerron Clement
• Lidia Klement (1937–1964), Soviet singer
• Lillian Exum Clement, North Carolina politician
• Linda Clement, Scottish field hockey player
• Martin W. Clement (1881–1966), American railroad business manager
• Matt Clement (born 1974), American baseball player
• Matt Clement (born 1988), Canadian professional wrestler better known as Tyler Breeze
• Neil Clement (born 1978), English footballer
• Nicolas Clément (1779–1841), French chemist
• Olivier Clement, French Eastern Orthodox theologian
• Pascal Clément (fl. 2000s), French jurist and politician
• Paul Clement, United States Solicitor-General (2004–2008)
• Paul Clement (football coach) (born 1972), English football coach
• Philippe Clement
• René Clément, film director
• Reynold Clement (1834–1905), English cricketer, soldier and racecourse administrator
• Rod Clement
• Roland Clement (1912–2015), American conservationist
• Skipper Clement
• Stef Clement, Dutch cyclist
• Stephen Emmett Clement
• Tony Clement
• Travers Clement, executive secretary of the Socialist Party of America
• William Clement (academic) (1707-1782), Irish academic
• William T. Clement
• Wolfgang Clement

See also

• Clemens, a given name and surname
• Clement (disambiguation)
• Clementine (disambiguation)
• Clementine (given name)
• Saint Clement (disambiguation)