Thursday, August 2, 2007

Meaning and origin of Chloe

The name Claire \c-lai-re\ is of Latin and French origin and is pronounced as Clare. The meaning of the name is "famous" as well as "bright, shining, clear". Clair or Claire may refer to:

People or names
Saint Clare of Assisi, Catholic saint.
Claire McCaskill, US Senator from Missouri.
Lt. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault, a United States aviator, famous for commanding the "Flying Tigers" during World War II.
Claire Danes, entertainer
Claire Forlani, entertainer
Claire Greenwood

Fictional characters
Clair Huxtable, a character on The Cosby Show.
Claire Standish, from the 1985 movie, The Breakfast Club.
Clair, one of Johto Gym Leaders in Pokémon.
Claire Redfield, a Resident Evil heroine.
Claire Littleton, of the TV show Lost.
Claire Oordt, Celeberty
Claire Lyons, a character in "The Clique" series of books.
Claire Bennet, a character from Heroes
Claire Fisher, from Six Feet Under.
Claire Vigee, from The Brontё Project.

Places
Clair, New Brunswick
Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Other
Clair (song), a 1971 hit for Gilbert O'Sullivan.
Claire programming language, an object-oriented programming language
Claire Information, Software development and service oriented company, Sri Lanka
Claire's, a female accessory store.
Claire (film), a 2001 fantasy film
Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR)

See also
Clare
Clara
-http://en.wikipedia.org

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