Clarence - possible name for a girl?

[TheRedFox]

I've just come across the name Clarence and instinctively thought it was a girl's name - turns out I was wrong!

However I think it's for quite a feminine feel to it so could be used for a girl - or am I going mad?!

No It's a boys name.

Clemency, Clementine, Clare, Clara etc are girls names.

Clarice, Clarissa, Cressida. Not Clarence (yes you ARE going mad!)

I quite like it for a girl though. It’s not as if it’s in use for boys.

I watched sister act yesterday, and Whoopi's character was sister Mary Clarence! 😂

My Nan had a cousin that she always called Clarence, but since doing my family tree I found out that she was actually called Clarise.

Oops I meant Clarice!

The nun in Derry Girls is Sister Michael.

That's a boys name too.

I had this with the name Ezra. Couldn't believe it was a boys name when I found out! For years I thought it was a girls name as it sounded to feminine to me!

No. Just no. Sorry.

Boys name

Boys name for sure

No, definitely boy only. Clemency and Clara are lovely though, or Florence for similar sounds.

No. What about Clarisse? Similar feel

It's funny as I don't really like all the female "equivalents". I think it's "ee" sound in Clarice or Clemency - they sound a bit prissy to me.

Still quite a feminine boy's' name IMO!

What about Clemence then? I know two girls called that and it doesn't have the "eee" sound.

It’s one of those Victorian if a bit earlier flowery boys names which were all the rage back then

I am pretty sure it's the name of the old man/ angel in It's A Wonderful Life.

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I’m going to put the amongst the pigeons by saying I’ve met a female Clarence.

Sr Michael / Sr Mary Clarence don’t use those names because they are unisex - it refers to a devotion to a particular saint.

OP, Laurence has a similar feel and is a girls’ name in France but it would cause a lot of confusion if your DD is going to grow up in the UK. I agree with a PP that Clémence is lovely.

Clarence is a cross eyed lion, an angel in Wonderful Life (Attaboy, Clarence!), and the inventor of the fish finger.

Would say a boy's name.
However, "Clarence" for me, will forever be the lion in "Daktari" - a very popular children's programme from the 1960's

It’s a boy’s name

Clarice
Prudence
Clemence
Clementine
Pleasance

Nooo. Like others said, Victorian boys name, similar to Algernon etc. And yes, a cross-eyed lion!

Just to add, Clarice was normally pronounced to rhyme with Paris and Harris in the UK. (had a great aunt with this name). I think the clar-ees pronunciation is American (as in Silence of the Lambs) - possibly based on what may be the French pronunciation? So Clarice pronounced the British way might be the sort of thing you're looking for ?

The Poldarks named their 2nd daughter Clowance (can't remember how they pronounced this), is that a possibility?

I agree that Clemence is pretty.

Clowance
Clemence
Clarity
Clarabel
Constance
Clarissa
Clarinda