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Clement - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Clement
 
 

 



[ 2 syll. cle-men(t), cl-eme-nt ] The boy name Clement is pronounced as KLEHMahNT KEY. Clement is used predominantly in the English language and its origin is Latin. Derived from the element 'clemens' meaning merciful, gentle. Clemens (Latin) and Clementius (Latin) are original forms of Clement. The name was popular for popes in the Middle Ages. It was well known from the fourth pope Saint Clement I, and was also borne by the Christian theologian Saint Clement of Alexandria (150-211/216). There were 14 popes with this name. Due to its Catholic associations, the name dropped in popularity after the Reformation. It later saw a revival in the 19th century. In literature, it was borne by the fictional Sir Clement Willoughby in Fanny Burney's novel Evelina (1778). The UK prime minister Clement Attlee (1883-1967) is known as Clem. The name Clemence (English) and the name Clementine (German, English, and French) are the female versions of Clement.

Clement has 13 variants that are used in both English and other languages. A variant of Clement used in English is Clemence. The short form Clem, and the pet form Clemmie are other English variants.

Foreign variants of Clement include Clemens (German), Clemente (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Clément (French), Cliamain (Scottish), Kelemen (Hungarian), Klemen (Slavic), Klemens (German, Polish, and Scandinavian), Klement (Czech and Slavic), Klimek (Polish), and Kliment (Czech, Russian, and Slavic).

Clement is rare as a baby name for boys. At the modest peak of its usage in 1912, 0.038% of baby boys were given the name Clement. Its ranking then was #267. The baby name has since dropped out of favor, and is currently of irregular use. Out of all boy names in its group, Clement was nonetheless the most widely used in 2007.

Baby names that sound like Clement include Clément (French), Klement (Czech and Slavic), Kliment (Czech, Russian, and Slavic), Clemente (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), and Clint (English).

KEY: Pronunciation for Clement: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)"


A famous person named Clement is Clement Attlee, Politician, born Clement Richard Attlee, 3 January 1883 - 8 October 1967, Putney, London, England.

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