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The name Clarence is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Clarence is: From the surname and place name Clare, meaning bright or clear. Famous bearers: George, Duke of Clarence, brother of King Edward IV and King Richard III, who is traditionally believed to have drowned in Malmsey wine.he name Clarence is an American baby name. In American the meaning of the name Clarence is: From the surname and place name Clare, meaning bright or clear. Famous bearers: George, Duke of Clarence, brother of King Edward IV and King Richard III, who is traditionally believed to have drowned in Malmsey wine.
In this case it was for a person who played the part of a figurative representation of Death in the popular medieval mystery plays. Other such names that survive today are Angel and Life. The source is the Middle English word deeth, meaning death. A second origin is French and locational from the place called Ath, with the fused preposition de, in Flanders. The surname from this source has a variety of forms not just in England including D'Eath, D'Eathe, De Ath, D'Aeth, De Att and De Atta.