Proper noun

1. A county in the Republic of Ireland
2. A town in the county of Cavan, Ireland.
3. derived from place names in England and Ireland, and from clæg"clay" as an occupational name for a worker in clay.
4. transferred from the surnames (much less common than the female name).

Proper noun

1. , often spelled Claire in the 20th century.

Quotations

• Yes, truly: I speak not as desiring more,

  But rather wishing a more strict restraint

  Upon the sisterhood, the votarists of Saint Clare.

• 1999 Margaret York: The Price of Guilt: page 58:

  "What's your name?"

  "Clare Fairweather," she said. "Awful, isn't it?" and went away, hiding her mirth.