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Claire or Clair is a given name of Latin/Viking origin via French; the name could mean "clear" or "famous".〔Levinson, Sarena. ("Claire" ), Wiki.Name, accessed August 8, 2010〕 The word still means ''clear'' in French in its feminine form.〔(WordReference.com )〕 Its popularity in the United Kingdom peaked during the 1970s and 1980s; in 1974 it was the second most popular female first name and in 1984 was still sixth, but by 1997 it had fallen out of the top 100 after several years of sharply declining popularity.〔(BabyNames.co.uk )〕 The name was traditionally considered male, specifically when spelled ''Clair'';〔(Behind the Name - Clair )〕 however, it is now commonly used as a female name and is usually spelled ''Claire''. ==Women with the given name Clair or Claire== * Princess Claire of Belgium (born 1974) * Claire Boucher (born 1988), Canadian musician * Claire Buffie (born 1986), American photographer * Claire Chazal (born 1956), French journalist * Claire Cunningham (born 1977), Scottish choreographer * Claire Danes (born 1979), American actress * Claire Etcherelli (born 1934), French novelist * Claire Forlani (born 1972), English actress * Claire Harris (born 1937), Canadian poet * Claire Hodgkins (born 1929), American virtuoso violinist * Claire Holt (born 1988), Australian actress * Claire Hooper (born 1976), Australian comedian * Claire Martin (writer) (born 1914), pseudonym of Canadian author Claire Montreuil * Claire Martin (meteorologist), British-born television weather presenter, now living in Canada * Claire Martin (singer) (born 1967), British jazz singer * Claire McCardell (1905-1958), American fashion designer * Claire McCaskill (born 1953), Senator from Missouri * Claire Rayner (born 1931), English journalist and agony aunt * Claire Rutter (born 1976), English soprano * Claire Skinner (born 1965), British actress * Claire Summers, Welsh news presenter * Claire Tiltman (1977-1993), English murder victim 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Claire (given name)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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