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Clementine - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Clementine
 
 

 



[ 3 syll. cle-men-ti-ne, cl-ement-ine ] The girl name Clementine is pronounced KLEHMahNTAYN KEY. Clementine has its origins in the Latin language. It is used largely in German, English, and French. Derived from the word clemens with the meaning 'merciful, gentle'. The name was created as a feminine diminutive of Clement with the French suffix '-ine'. It was first used in the 19th century, popularized by the American western folk ballad Oh My Darling, Clementine (1884). Clementine Churchill (1885-1977) was the wife of Winston Churchill; she was often addressed as Clemmie by her husband. Clementine is the feminine equivalent of the English Clement.

Forms of Clementine include the English, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Clementina, the French Clémentine, the Russian Klementina, the German Klementine, and the Polish Klementyna. Other variants of the name include the English pet form Clemmie and the English short form Clem.

Clementine is a German form of the English Clemence.

Clementine is rare as a baby girl name. At the modest peak of its usage in 1911, 0.019% of baby girls were named Clementine. It had a ranking of #444 then. The baby name has suffered a substantial drop in frequency since then, and is of only irregular use now. Out of all girl names in its family, Clementine was nevertheless the most popular in 2007.

Baby names that sound like Clementine include the French Clémentine, the German Klementine, the English, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Clementina, the Russian Klementina, and the Polish Klementyna.

KEY: Pronunciation for Clementine: 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)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


A famous person named Clementine is Political Relative, Clementine Churchill, born Clementine Hozier 1 April 1885 - 12 December 1977, Mayfair, London, England.

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