Given name
Clarine
Clarine is a variant of Clara. Clara is connected with the Latin idea of being famous, and is also interpreted through brightness.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Clarine is a variant of Clara. Clara is connected with the Latin idea of being famous, and is also interpreted through brightness.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Clarine is a variant of Clara. Clara is a post-classical Latin name used in English, Italian, and German.
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How it developed
Clarine is a variant of Clara. The shared background comes through Clara: Clara uses the feminine form of Latin clarus. In English, it represents a return to the Latin form alongside the established spelling Clare.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1900. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Clarine is a variant of Clara. The history of Clara gives this family its wider story. Clara’s history includes English, Italian, and German use. In the Scottish Highlands, it also served as a translation equivalent of Sorcha.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Clarine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,659
- 0 boys · 1,659 girls
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 63 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 1975. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 594 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Clarine’s family of names
Clarine has a related form in Clara.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Clarine
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Clarine, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“fame”
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“one who is bright”
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Clarabelle
Clarabelle is a variant of Clara. Clara is connected with the Latin idea of being famous, and is also interpreted through brightness.
>99% girls
Corrine
“a spear-wielding woman”
>99% girls
Alyce
“noble” · “kind”
>99% girls
Ailene
“light-bearer” · “from the green meadow”
>99% girls
Eveline
“a birdlike woman” · “a birdlike man”
>99% girls