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Clemens

Clemens proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Clemens

  1. A surname.
    • Albert Bigelow Paine, his biographer to be and literary executor, who has been constantly with him, said that for the last year at least Mr. Clemens had been weary of life. When Richard Watson Gilder died, he said: "How fortunate he is. No good fortune of that kind ever comes to me."1910 April 22, “Mark Twain is Dead at 74”, in The New York Times
  2. A male given name, equivalent to English Clement.

Origin of Clemens

From Late Latin Clēmēns (genitive Clēmentis), name of early saints and popes, from clēmēns (“merciful”). Doublet of Clement and San Clemente.

Words formed from Clemens

Questions about Clemens

What does Clemens mean?
Clemens means a surname.
What part of speech is Clemens?
Clemens is a proper noun.

Words near Clemens in the dictionary

  1. clemence
  2. Clemenceau
  3. Clemences
  4. clemencies
  5. clemency
  6. Clemens
  7. Clemenson
  8. Clemensons
  9. clement
  10. Clementi
  11. Clementina

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