Clair Family History
Clair Name Meaning
French: from the male personal name Clair (from Latin Clarus ‘illustrious’) which was borne by two early Christian saints a 3rd-century bishop of Nantes and the 4th-century St. Clair of Aquitaine. French: nickname for a cheerful individual from the adjective clair ‘bright light’. Compare Leclair American shortened form of French Leclair 1 a cognate of 2 above. Americanized form of German Klare or perhaps Klehr . Compare Klair Irish: variant of Clare or a shortened form of McClair itself probably a shortened and altered form of McCleary .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022