Clemens

Latin
"merciful and gentle"

Clemens Origin and Meaning

The name Clemens is a boy's name of Danish origin meaning "merciful and gentle".

This surname related to Clement is strongly associated with Major League pitcher Roger Clemens, winner of more Cy Young awards than any other pitcher in baseball history, and has a softer sound than Clement. Some variations are Clemen, Clementio, Clemention, and Clemons.

# 984 in the US

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Famous People Named Clemens

  • Samuel Langhorne Clemens
    better known as Mark Twain
  • Clemens Brentano
    German Romantic poet
  • Clemens August of Bavaria
    member of the Wittelsbach dynasty of Bavaria and Archbishop,Elector of Cologne
  • Clemens Krauss
    Austrian conductor
  • Blessed Clemens August Graf von Galen
    German cardinal and Nazi resistor
  • Saint Clemens Maria Hofbauer
    patron saint of Vienna
  • Clemens Holzmeister
    Austrian architect
  • Clemens Fritz
    German pro footballer

Clemens in Pop Culture

  • Jay Clemens
    from TV series "Rita Rocks"