Claire

Claire is the French form of Clara, from the Latin clarus, meaning clear, bright or famous. Saint Clare of Assisi, a follower of Francis of Assisi, founded the order of nuns known as the Poor Clares, and her cult carried the name through medieval Europe. The Normans brought it to England, where it was often spelled Clare; the town of Clare in Suffolk and County Clare in Ireland have separate origins. In literature, Claire Clairmont, stepsister of Mary Shelley, travelled with the Romantic poets and bore a daughter to Lord Byron. The name also appears in the Outlander novels by Diana Gabaldon.