Clarice

Clarice is a female given name .

Origin and meaning

The name is mainly used in the English- speaking world and is a medieval folk form of the Latin name Claritia , a derivative of Clara .

One variant is Clarissa.

Well-known namesake

• Clarice Benini (1905–1976), Italian chess player
• Clarice Carson (1929-2015), Canadian opera singer
• Clarice Kennedy (1910-1998), Australian athlete
• Clarice Lispector (1920–1977), Brazilian writer
• Clarice Modeste-Curwen , Grenadian politician
• Clarice Orsini (1453–1488), daughter from an ancient Roman noble house
• Charmaine Clarice Relucio Pempengco (* 1992), Filipino singer
• Clarice Strozzi (1493–1528), member of the older Medici line
• Clarice Taylor (1917–2011), American actress

Individual evidence

1. ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Clarice. Retrieved May 6, 2019 .