Clef: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Musical symbol marking pitch on a staff (from French for 'key')
Origin
French/Latin (vocabulary word)
Pronunciation
KLEF

Clef is a French/Latin (vocabulary word) name meaning “musical symbol marking pitch on a staff (from French for 'key')”. It appears in our list of 175+ Beautiful Middle Names for Indie.

Meaning & Origin of Clef

Meaning: Musical symbol marking pitch on a staff (from French for 'key').

Origin: French/Latin (vocabulary word).

How to Pronounce Clef

KLEFIPA /klɛf/

Popularity of Clef

Clef doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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