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Clarice (F)>

Clarice (female)

Variants:Clarissa (F)
Pet Name(s):Clarie (F) Clarrie (F)
Derivative of:Clara (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

Medieval English and French, and also Italian; either from Latin "fame" or an extension of Clara

Sometimes found in medieval documents Latin as Clarissa.