Clemency

English feminine variation of Clement, Latin
"mild, merciful"

Clemency Origin and Meaning

The name Clemency is a girl's name of English origin meaning "mild, merciful".

One of the rarest of virtue names, Clemency could come back along with the more familiar Puritan virtue names such as Hope and Faith. It has a rhythmic three-syllable sound, and offers a more virtuous alternative to the more popular Clementine.

Clemence is the medieval French form, also heard occasionally in the UK. Writer Clemence Dane was born Winifred Ashton.

Clemmie makes a cute nickname.

Famous People Named Clemency

  • Clemency Margaret Greatrex Burton
    Hill, English TV personality and actress
  • Clemency Anne Rosemary "Rose" Gray
    English chef and cookbook author
  • Clemency Bunn
    English illustrator
  • Charles John "Clemency" Canning
    1st Earl Canning, male Governor,General of India

Clemency in Pop Culture

  • Clemency
    male character in "Life of a teenage body,snatcher" by Doug Macleod
  • Clemency Newcome
    maid to Dr Jeddler in Dickens's "The Battle of Life" (1846)
  • Clemecy 'Clemmy' Short
    character in "The Dragonfly Pool" by Eva Ibbotson