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{{Infobox Given Name Revised
| name = Clair
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| gender = Traditionally [[male]], but often [[female]]
| meaning = clear, bright, straight, obvious, light colored, clean, pale <ref>[http://www.wordreference.com/fren/claire Yahoo!<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
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| origin = French from Latin
| related names = Claire (French), [[Clare]] (transformation of the French to match English pronunciation), [[Clara]] (Spanish) , Chiara (Italian)
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{{Infobox Given Name Revised
| name = Claire
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| gender = Female (exclusively)
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| origin = French/Latin
| related names = Clair, [[Clare]], [[Clara]]
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The name '''Claire''' is [[French language|French]] of Latin origin (it directly translates as "clear" in its feminine form), and is pronounced as /{{IPA|klɛə(r)}}/. The meaning of the name is "''light colored''", as well as "''bright'', ''clear'', ''pale''"<ref>[http://www.wordreference.com/fren/claire Yahoo!<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>.
When spelled in the form ''Clair'', the name is traditionally considered male, however, it is also a common female name. ''Claire'', on the other hand, is <u>almost</u> exclusively a female name. (See "People or Names" below).
'''Clair''' or '''Claire''' may refer to:
==People or names==
* [[Claire McCaskill]], Senator from Missouri
* Lt. Gen. [[Claire Lee Chennault]], an American aviator, WW2 commander of the "Flying Tigers"
* [[Princess Claire of Belgium]]
* [[Claire Danes]], entertainer
* [[Claire Forlani]], entertainer
* [[Claire Skinner]], British actress
==Fictional characters==
Claire is a common girls name in fiction.
* Clair Huxtable, a character on ''[[The Cosby Show]]''
* Claire Standish, from the 1985 movie, ''[[The Breakfast Club]]''
* Clair, one of [[List of Johto Gym Leaders|Johto Gym Leaders]] in ''Pokémon''.
* [[Claire Redfield]], a Resident Evil heroine
* [[Claire Littleton]], of the TV show ''Lost''
* [[Claire Lyons]], a character in "The Clique" series of books.
* [[Claire Bennet]], a character from ''Heroes''
* [[Claire Fisher]], from ''Six Feet Under''
* [[Claire Rubin]], from "The Tyler Murders"
==Places==
* [[Clair, New Brunswick]]
* [[Eau Claire, Wisconsin]]
* [[Eau Claire, Michigan]]
* [[Clair oilfield]] in the [[North Sea]]
==Other==
* [[Clair (song)]], a 1971 hit for Gilbert O'Sullivan.
* [[Claire programming language]], an object-oriented programming language
* [[Claire's]], a female accessory store.
* [[Claire (film)]], a 2001 fantasy film
* [[Council of Local Authorities for International Relations]] (CLAIR)
* [[Claire (song)]], by Jimmy Eat World.
* Planet Claire, by The B-52's.
* Au Clair de la Lune, a classic French-Canadian song
== References ==
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==See also==
* [[Clare]]
* [[Clara]]
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[[Category:American unisex given names]]
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