Given name
Klementine
“one who is merciful”
Klementine is a form of Clementine. In French use, Clementine carries the interpretation “one who is merciful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Polish use, Klementine carries the interpretation “one who is merciful.” Klementine is a form of Clementine. In French use, Clementine carries the interpretation “one who is merciful.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Polish.
How it developed
Klementine is used as a form of Clementine.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2017. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Klementine is a form of Clementine. The history of Clementine gives this family its wider story. Clementine was in use during the 19th century.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Klementine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 41
- 0 boys · 41 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #9,794 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,794 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Klementine’s family of names
In German usage, Klementine has a related form in Clementine. Klementine is a form of Clementine. Klementine has a related form in Klem.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Clementinevariant · German
- Klementynevariant
- Klemmyvariant
- Klemmievariant
- Klementynvariant
- Klementynavariant
- Klementyavariant
- Klementinavariant
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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