Clementine
Clementine is a girl name of Latin origin, meaning Mild and merciful.
What Clementine means
Mild and merciful.
Clementine is a long name at 10 letters, which usually means a nickname will appear whether you plan one or not, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room. Its 4 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.
Where Clementine comes from
Latin names travelled through the Roman world and then through the Church, which is why so many survive across Europe in local variants. A great many were originally descriptive — of virtue, of appearance, or of birth order.
Clementine is recorded as Latin in origin. Browse other Latin names.
How popular is Clementine?
In the girl name rankings we track, Clementine falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.
The character of Clementine
Two ideas meet in Clementine: Gentle and the long-established classics. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Clementine
These share Clementine's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Camila — Perfect, unblemished.
- Clara — Bright, clear, famous.
- Aurelia — The golden one.
- Beatrice — She who brings happiness.
- Cecilia — Patroness of music.
- Claudia — An old Roman family name.
- Constance — Steadfast and constant.
- Grace — Grace, elegance, divine favor.
- Rose — The rose flower.
- Augusta — Great and venerable.
- Beatrix — Voyager; bringer of joy.
- Diana — Divine; goddess of the moon and hunt.
More Latin names
- Clement — Merciful and mild.
- Constance — Steadfast and constant.
- Claudia — An old Roman family name.
- Coral — From the sea; a pink-red gem.
- Clarity — Brightness; clear understanding.
- Coraline — Coral; the heart.
- Clara — Bright, clear, famous.
- Cornelius — Horn; strong-willed.
- Charity — Selfless love and giving.
- Crispin — Curly-haired.