clarence
/ˈklæɹəns/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.71 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A kind of carriage popular in the 19th century; a four-wheeled horse-driven vehicle with a glass front and room for four passengers.
name
A ducal title which has been traditionally awarded to junior members of the English and British royal families
name
An English surname.
name
A male given name transferred from the surname.
Example Sentences
- "Warwick. Richard, I will create thee Duke of Gloucester; And George, of Clarence; Warwick, as ourself, Shall do and undo as him pleaseth best. Richard. Let me be Duke of Clarence, George of Gloucester, For Gloucester's dukedom is too ominous."
- "There is one of the novels of Miss Edgeworth - we forget which - in which a gentleman of the name of Harvey figures as a hero. Harvey! Only fancy John, Peter, or William Harvey as the hero of a novel! But Miss Edgeworth was too well acquaintanced with the philosophy of names to commit such a blunder: she made the individual Clarence Harvey, and the name has never to this day been objected to even among the female teens."
- "Got rather a silly name. Like a hotel. You know, the Royal Clarence. That's his name. Clarence.""
Etymology
Named after Prince William, Duke of Clarence and St Andrews, later to become William IV of the United Kingdom.