At a Glance: Name: Clary – Meaning: traces to Latin 'clarus' (clear/bright) via the name Klara, not directly from the sage plant – Origin: English (variant of Klara, possibly a French surname) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: KLAIR-ee
Clary is an English (variant of Klara, possibly a French surname) girl's name meaning “traces to Latin 'clarus' (clear/bright) via the name Klara, not directly from the sage plant”. It appears in 5 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Clary
Meaning: Traces to Latin 'clarus' (clear/bright) via the name Klara, not directly from the sage plant.
Origin: English (variant of Klara, possibly a French surname).
A common claim: Clary comes from the clary sage plant and means 'clear, bright' Actually: The name isn't derived from the clary sage plant; it's a 19th-century variant of Klara (and possibly the French surname Clary), though both ultimately relate to the Latin root 'clarus' (clear).
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Clary
Phonetic: KLAIR-ee IPA: /klɛəɹi/
Popularity of Clary
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1915–2024.
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