Saturday, February 19, 2005
My name:
Literal meaning
"Cherry blossom falls; the wind sighs its brave respect; a mouse sings of woe."
History
Famously confined to the Scottish Highlands, then to prison, then to bed as the baleful influence of Halley's Comet was felt sharply among those distracted from their dangerous work to stare at the sky, the name Clare was originally used sotto voce to refer to nuns and the violators of nuns, before hard times forced its sale.
Famous Clares
1. Clare Thews-Tightbadger, aroused by the lost consonant of Atlatis;
2. Clare O'Tube ("The Uncanny"), who lost a fortune on the legendary Source of the Thames; ghost-writer of Joyce Grenfell's leatherwear catalogue and autobiography, SOMEBODY PUNCH MY FACE - I MUST BE DREAMING;
3. Clare du Proms, director of the new Bond movie, BOND CAN FLY!;
4. Clare Cangoose, MSc, fascinated to death by the Bakelite Diet;
5. Clare Smmith, BA, BA, belittler of an ice sculpture of Hugh Scully;
6. Clare Tidecatcher, once saved by the world's sturdiest box; last holder of the office of Royal Gadget-Smasher;
7. Clare E Happenstance, MA, who's never forgotten a nice cup of tea; first holder of the office of Gross Miscarriager of Justice;
8. Clare Jesus, indifferent to stout boots;
9. Clare Toot ("The Suspicious"), co-writer of INDIANA JONES AND THE LESS AGED NEW SIDEKICK; first holder of the office of Country's Most Secret Spy;
10. Clare Boonk-Millington, champion of the right to use the quick-burning funeral boat.
Typical Clare motto
"A guilty conscience is like a crippling gloom: both cause crippling gloom."
or, alternatively:
Literal meaning
"Satan."
History
Brought into being by atmospheric disturbance in 1976 AD, or possibly BC, the name Clare was originally used charmingly to refer to a famous sect of surly, pilfering domestic servants, before being mispronounced by a registering officer.
Famous Clares
1. Clare B Chinly, haunted by an image of bungee-jumping;
2. Clare Frewsy, who owes everything to the everlasting trouser;
3. Clare Jesus, PhD, belittler of the evaporating duck;
4. Clare Frote-Proms, opponent of the hovering cinema;
5. Lady The Miss Clare O'Nightdodge, populariser of the indestructible tortoise;
6. Clare ap Tube-Nivea, co-habitee of fourteen people associated with mottled glass;
7. Clare Thews ("The Nervous"), fascinated to death by quicklime dental cleanser;
8. "Terrible" Clare Cangoose-Sponetote, BSc, MA, who could never shake an early association with a popular music band made entirely of soap;
9. Judge Clare Nootlooter, of the generation which fondly remembers the self-aware cartoon strip;
10. Brigadier-General Clare Dots ("The Mighty"), indifferent to the world's most attractive bucket.
Typical Clare motto
"I'm sorry, I didn't quite catch that."
(I get two because of ye olde dual citizenship. :p)
The Name Meaning Generator, from Maggie
Literal meaning
"Cherry blossom falls; the wind sighs its brave respect; a mouse sings of woe."
History
Famously confined to the Scottish Highlands, then to prison, then to bed as the baleful influence of Halley's Comet was felt sharply among those distracted from their dangerous work to stare at the sky, the name Clare was originally used sotto voce to refer to nuns and the violators of nuns, before hard times forced its sale.
Famous Clares
1. Clare Thews-Tightbadger, aroused by the lost consonant of Atlatis;
2. Clare O'Tube ("The Uncanny"), who lost a fortune on the legendary Source of the Thames; ghost-writer of Joyce Grenfell's leatherwear catalogue and autobiography, SOMEBODY PUNCH MY FACE - I MUST BE DREAMING;
3. Clare du Proms, director of the new Bond movie, BOND CAN FLY!;
4. Clare Cangoose, MSc, fascinated to death by the Bakelite Diet;
5. Clare Smmith, BA, BA, belittler of an ice sculpture of Hugh Scully;
6. Clare Tidecatcher, once saved by the world's sturdiest box; last holder of the office of Royal Gadget-Smasher;
7. Clare E Happenstance, MA, who's never forgotten a nice cup of tea; first holder of the office of Gross Miscarriager of Justice;
8. Clare Jesus, indifferent to stout boots;
9. Clare Toot ("The Suspicious"), co-writer of INDIANA JONES AND THE LESS AGED NEW SIDEKICK; first holder of the office of Country's Most Secret Spy;
10. Clare Boonk-Millington, champion of the right to use the quick-burning funeral boat.
Typical Clare motto
"A guilty conscience is like a crippling gloom: both cause crippling gloom."
or, alternatively:
Literal meaning
"Satan."
History
Brought into being by atmospheric disturbance in 1976 AD, or possibly BC, the name Clare was originally used charmingly to refer to a famous sect of surly, pilfering domestic servants, before being mispronounced by a registering officer.
Famous Clares
1. Clare B Chinly, haunted by an image of bungee-jumping;
2. Clare Frewsy, who owes everything to the everlasting trouser;
3. Clare Jesus, PhD, belittler of the evaporating duck;
4. Clare Frote-Proms, opponent of the hovering cinema;
5. Lady The Miss Clare O'Nightdodge, populariser of the indestructible tortoise;
6. Clare ap Tube-Nivea, co-habitee of fourteen people associated with mottled glass;
7. Clare Thews ("The Nervous"), fascinated to death by quicklime dental cleanser;
8. "Terrible" Clare Cangoose-Sponetote, BSc, MA, who could never shake an early association with a popular music band made entirely of soap;
9. Judge Clare Nootlooter, of the generation which fondly remembers the self-aware cartoon strip;
10. Brigadier-General Clare Dots ("The Mighty"), indifferent to the world's most attractive bucket.
Typical Clare motto
"I'm sorry, I didn't quite catch that."
(I get two because of ye olde dual citizenship. :p)
The Name Meaning Generator, from Maggie
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