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Clementine

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Beautiful But Not Top 100 ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“From Latin 'clemens' meaning 'mild' or 'merciful.' Associated with the citrus fruit in English, it evokes both sweetness and virtue.”

Popularity Over Time

Clementine US popularity rank over timeRank 15014 in 1991 to rank 444 in 1911. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#444#7729#150141900192019401960198020002024

Currently ranked #478 in the United States.

Origin

FrenchLatin

Syllables

3

Nicknames

ClemmieClemTina

Style

VintageRomanticPlayfulElegantClassic

Famous Bearers

  • Clementine Kruczynski (Eternal Sunshine character)
  • Clementine Churchill (First Lady)

Collections

Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Vintage Revival →

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Cross-Cultural Notes

French-English; works across Romance languages

People Also Ask

From Latin 'clemens' meaning 'mild' or 'merciful.' Associated with the citrus fruit in English, it evokes both sweetness and virtue.

Clementine is currently ranked #478 in the United States. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Clementine include Clemmie, Clem, Tina.

Names that pair beautifully with Clementine include Rosalind, Beatrix, Imogen, Cordelia, Lavinia.