Definition of "Claire"

Claire

/klɛə(ɹ)/

proper noun
1. A female given name from French.
  Quotations
  "I told you I was called ,or that they called me Claire. Were you not surprised when you saw my name as Clarissa Lambert?""Is that all?" I cried. "Why of course, I knew how common it is for actresses to take another name. I was even glad of it; for the name I know, your own name, is now a secret, and all the sweeter so. All the world admires Clarissa Lambert, but I alone love Claire Luttrell, and know that Claire Luttrell loves me."
  1887, Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch, Dead Man's Rock., BiblioBazaar,LLC, published 2007, page 198
  A woman named Claire should be able to describe the moon. Clair de Lune was of course one of Claire's favourite pieces of piano music.
  2006, Wendy Harmer, Farewell My Ovaries, Allen&Unwin, page 93
2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage, variant of Clare.
  Quotations
  When we arrived in Hangchow, all the pilots were honored at a big banquet given by that famous American general with a lady's name, Claire Chennault.
  1991, Amy Tan, The Kitchen God's Wife, Ivy Books, page 203