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Clemon
How to Pronounce Clemon
Pronounced KLEM-un /หklษm.ษn/High
Meaning: Clemon is a vernacular variant of Clement/Clemon, from Latin 'clemens', 'merciful, gentle'. Borne by popes and saints, it took this reduced spelling as a Southern American first name in the late 1800s.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880โpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Clemon is a folk form of Clement, from Latin clemens, 'merciful' or 'mild' โ a name worn by fourteen popes and several saints. The clipped spelling appeared among African American and Southern families in the late 1800s.
It peaked around 1919 and thinned across the century, always uncommon and firmly of its era. A man named Clemon would be of a grandparent-or-older generation; the meaning stays the gentle 'merciful' of its parent Clement.
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What does the name Clemon mean?
Clemon is a variant of Clement, from Latin meaning 'merciful, mild'.
How do you pronounce Clemon?
It's said KLEM-un /หklษm.ษn/ โ two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Clemon a boy or girl name?
Clemon is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Clemon?
Clemon was always uncommon in the U.S., a vintage Southern variant of Clement.