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Clarene

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How to Pronounce Clarene

Pronounced kluh-REEN /kləˈriːn/Medium

Meaning: Clarene is an American girl's name built on the Clar- root, either as a feminine of Clarence or an elaboration of Clara, with the popular -ene ending. The root is the Latin 'clarus', meaning bright, clear or famous, so Clarene reads as 'bright one'. It belongs to the early-1900s fashion for -ene names such as Charlene and Darlene.Low

In 30 seconds: Clarene is an American girl's name from Clara or Clarence, meaning 'bright' or 'clear'. It stayed uncommon (said kluh-REEN).
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Origin MediumLatin
MeaningClarene is an American girl's name built on the Clar- root, either as a feminine of Clarence or an elaboration of Clara, with the popular -ene ending. The root is the Latin 'clarus', meaning bright, clear or famous, so Clarene reads as 'bright one'. It belongs to the early-1900s fashion for -ene names such as Charlene and Darlene.
U.S. rank (1963)#5995 ↘ Falling
1963 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1937
Total births (all-time)≈ 714
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Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 193719091963

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Clarene draws on the Clar- root of Clara and Clarence, from Latin clarus, 'bright', and closes with the -ene ending that gave the era Charlene and Darlene. It reads as a feminine 'bright one'.

Clarene was a small Southern-leaning name, reaching its quiet peak in the late nineteen-thirties with only a few dozen girls a year and dropping away by the mid nineteen-sixties.

Did you know? Clarene shares the Latin 'clarus', bright, with Clara, Clarence, Claire and Clarissa, a wide family of 'bright' names.
Overall data confidence 58%
References - Clarene / Clara — Latin clarus 'bright'; -ene feminine coinage

Variations

ClareenClarineClarenaClarine

Nicknames

ClareRene

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If you like Clarene…

Clara— a parent name sharing the bright root
Charlene— a popular -ene name of the era
Darlene— another -ene girl's name
Clarine— a near-identical spelling variant

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Clarene mean?

Clarene is a feminine Clar- name from the Latin 'clarus', meaning bright or clear.

How do you pronounce Clarene?

It's said kluh-REEN /kləˈriːn/, two syllables.

Is Clarene a boy or girl name?

Clarene is a girl's name.

Is Clarene a popular name?

No, Clarene was always uncommon, reaching only a few dozen girls a year at a late-nineteen-thirties peak.

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