Clement

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Clement

Gender: Masculine
Language: English
Etymology:
Clement is the English form of a Latin name, Clementius, which meant “Meek” or “Merciful.”

History:
Clement, a popular papal name, was common in England from the 12th century until the Reformation. It was revived again in the 19th century.

Pronunciation: clem-ent.

Diminutives:
English: Clem.
Polish: Klimek.

Alternates: Clementem, Clemens, Clements.
Czech: Kliment.
Danish: Klemens, Clemens.
Dutch: Clementius.
French: Clément.
German: Klemens.
Hawaiian: Kalemena.
Hungarian: Keleman, Kelemen, Kellman.
Italian: Clemente.
Polish: Clys, Klemens, Klement, Kliment.
Portuguese: Clemente.
Russian: Kliment.
Slavic: Klemen.
Scottish: Cliamain.
Spanish: Clemente.
Swedish: Klemens.

Feminine: Clementine, Clemence.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Clément Janequin (1485-1558)
French composer
Clément Marot (1497-1544)
French poet.
Clemens Brentano (1778-1842)
German writer

Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Clement Moore (1779-1863)
American educator. Author of “The Night Before Christmas.”
Clement Charles Julian Webb (1865-1954)
English philosopher.
Clement Greenberg (1909-1994)
American art critic.

Miscellaneous:
Clement Studebaker (1831-1901)
American manufacturer.
Clement Keys (1876-1972)
American journalist.
Clements McMullen (1882-1959)
American aviator.

Political Figures:
Klemens, Fürst (Prince) von Metternich (1773-1859)
Austrian statesman.
Clemente, Conte Solaro della Margarita (1792-1869)
Statesman from Piedmont.
Clement Laird Vallandigham (1820-1871)
American politician.
Clemens August, Graf von Galen (1878-1946)
German bishop who opposed Nazism.
Kliment Yefremovich Voroshilov (1881-1969)
Soviet politician.
Clem Attlee (1883-1967)
British prime minister.
Clement Davis (1884-1962)
British politician.
Klement Gottwald (1896-1953)
Czechoslovakian Communist.
Sir Clement Freud (1924-)
British politician.

Religious Figures:
St. Clement I of Rome (1st century-)
One of the first popes.
St. Clement of Alexandria (Titus Falvius Clemens) (150-215)
Early Christian theologian.
Clement (III) (Guibert of Ravenna) (1025-1100)
Antipope.
Clement II (Suidger) (?-1047)
Pope from 1046 to 1047.
Clement III (Paolo Scolari) (?-1191)
Pope from 1187 to 1191.
Clement IV (Gui Foulques, Guido Fulcodi) (?-1268)
Pope from 1265 to 1268.
Clement V (Bertrand de Got) (1260-1314)
Pope from 1305 to 1314.
Clement VI (Pierre Roger) (1291-1352)
Pope from 1342 to 1352.
Clement (VII) (Robert de Genéve) (1342-1394)
Antipope.
Clement (VIII) (Gil Sáenchez Muñoz)(?-1423)
Antipope.
Clement VII (Giulio de Medici) (1478-1534)
Pope from 1523 to 1534.
Clement VIII (Ippolito Aldobrandini) (1536-1605)
Pope from 1592 to 1605.
Clement X (Emilio Altieri) (1590-1676)
Pope from 1670 to 1676.
Clement IX (Giulio Rospigliosi) (1600-1669)
Pope from 1667 to 1669.
Clement XI (Giovanni Francesco Albani) (1649-1721)
Pope from 1700 to 1721.
Clement XII (Lorenzo Corsini) (1652-1740)
Pope from 1730 to 1740.
Clement XIII (Carlo Rezzonico) (1693-1769)
Pope from 1758 to 1769.
Clement XIV (Giovanni Vincenzo Ganganelli) (1705-1776)
Pope from 1769 to 1776.
Saint Clement Mary Hofbauer (1751-1820)
Patron saint of Vienna.

Scientists:
Clemens Winkler (1838-1904)
German chemist.
Clément Ader (1841-1926)
French engineer.
C(lement) D. Child (1868-1933)
American physicist.
Clemens, Freiherr von Pirquet (1874-1929)
Austrian physician.

Singers and Entertainers:

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.010 % named Clement
0.004 % named Clemente

Popularity of Clement:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1875: 316th most popular.
1900-1910: 305th most popular.
1910-1920: 321st most popular.
1920-1930: 373rd most popular.
1930-1940: 423rd most popular.
1940-1950: 581st most popular.
1950-1960: 718th most popular.
1960-1970: 901st most popular.
1970-2000: N/A

In France...
1900: 57th most popular.
1910: 63rd most popular.
1920: 60th most popular.
1930: 70th most popular.
1940: 91st most popular.
1950: 137th most popular.
1960: 153rd most popular.
1964: 181st most popular.
1970: N/A
1975: 174th most popular.
1980: 76th most popular.
1990: 16th most popular.
2000: 10th most popular.

Popularity of Clem:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 513th most popular.
1910-1920: 655th most popular.
1920-1930: 821st most popular.
1930-1940: 826th most popular.
1940-1950: 905th most popular.
1950-2000: N/A

Popularity of Clemens:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 882nd most popular.
1910-1920: 890th most popular.
1920-2000: N/A