Details for the forename Clarice

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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.