Clementine

French feminine version of Clement, Latin
"mild, merciful"

Clementine Origin and Meaning

The name Clementine is a girl's name of French, Latin origin meaning "mild, merciful".

Clementine is a Nameberry favorite that broke back into the US Top 1000 in 2014 after more than half a century off the list.

A female variation of the more-unusual Clement, Clementine's meaning suggests peace and happiness, a lovely image. Other girls' names with similar meanings include Beatrice, Felicity, Hilary, Arcadia, Irina, and Mercy.

If "Oh, My Darlin'" still rings too loudly in your ears, consider pronouncing Clementine as Clementeen—or even using Clementina, which rhymes with Christina. Stylish Claudia Schiffer chose Clementine for her daughter, as did Ethan Hawke and Rachel Griffiths.

Kate Winslet played a character named Clementine in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. And for a kid reference—there's a Muppet named Clementine.

# 543 in the US

Clementine Rank in US Top 1000

# 54 on Nameberry

Clementine Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Clementine Popularity

Famous People Named Clementine

  • Clementine Ogilvy Hozier Churchill
    wife of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill
  • (Marie) Clementine Leopoldine Caroline Clotilde
    Princess of Orleans
  • Clémentine Albertine Marie Léopoldine
    Princess of Belgium, wife of Napoléon Victor Bonaparte aka Napoleon V
  • Clementine Shepherd Ford
    American actress, daughter of actress Cybill Shepherd
  • Clémentine Célarié
    French actress and singer
  • Clémentine Faik Nzuji
    Congolese poet
  • Clementine Hunter
    American folk artist
  • Clementine Stoney
    Australian swimmer
  • Clementine Paddleford
    American food writer
  • Clémentine Autain
    French politician
  • Clementine Dinah Bullock
    birth name of Cleo Laine, English jazz singer
  • Clementine Silvia Hambro (b. 1976)
    great,granddaughter of Winston Churchill
  • Clementyne Rose "Tyne" O'Connell
    English novelist
  • Marie
    Clementine Bagration, illegitimate daughter of Prince Klemens von Metternich with Princess Catherine Bagration
  • Clementine de Vere Drummond Vaughn (b. 2004)
    daughter of model Claudia Schiffer and Matthew Vaughn
  • Clementine Jane Hawke (b. 2008)
    daughter of actor Ethan Hawke
  • Clementine Grace Taylor (b. 2009)
    daughter of actress Rachel Griffiths
  • Clementine Shorten (b. 2009)
    daughter of Australian politician Bill Shorten
  • Clementine Mae Walton (b. 2012)
    daughter of Lilly McDowell Walton; granddaughter of actor Malcolm McDowell
  • Clementine Lidsky (b. 2015)
    daughter of actor and businessman Isaac Lidsky

Clementine in Pop Culture

  • Clementine
    main character in the 4 part video game series "The Walking Dead Video Game" in seasons 1,4
  • Clementine Ford
    daughter of James "Sawyer" Ford on TV's "Lost"
  • Clementine Kruczynski
    main character in film "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
  • Clementine Williams
    main character in "Unbreak My Heart" by Melissa C. Walker
  • Clementine Johnson
    character on TV's "Reno 911!"
  • Clementine Dean
    character on New Zealand soap "Shortland Street"
  • Clementine Truman
    character on Australian soap "Neighbours"
  • Clementine
    main character of the Clementine book series by Sara Pennypacker
  • Clementine
    character on TV's "The Secret Life of the American Teenager"
  • Clementine
    Muppet character on TV's "Sesame Street"
  • "Oh My Darling
    Clementine," folk song
  • "Clementine"
    song by Halsey
  • "Clementine
    " song by Sarah Jaffe ("I wish my name was Clementine")
  • Clementine Pennyfeather
    character on HBO's Westworld
  • Clementine Lewis
    character on CBS' "Zoo"
  • Clementine Hail
    main character in the ebook "Hailstorm" by Relina Skye
  • Clementine
    Caillou's friend on Treehouse TV's "Caillou"