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Claryce
How to Pronounce Claryce
Pronounced kluh-REESE /kləˈriːs/Medium
Meaning: Claryce is a variant spelling of Clarice, a medieval name from the Latin clarus, 'bright, clear'; Clarice appears in old French and English romance literature, and the y spelling was a stylish early twentieth-century touch.Low
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History & Origin
Claryce is a variant of Clarice, from the Latin clarus, 'bright, clear.' The name reaches back to medieval literature, and the y spelling marks it as an early twentieth-century fashion.
Claryce was never common in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around 1930, and it belongs to the grandmother-and-earlier generations. A girl named Claryce then would be past ninety today.
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What does the name Claryce mean?
It is a variant spelling of Clarice, from the Latin clarus, 'bright, clear.'
How do you pronounce Claryce?
It is said kluh-REESE /kləˈriːs/, two syllables with the stress on the second.
Is Claryce a boy or girl name?
Claryce is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Claryce?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around nineteen-thirty.