Clement (name) explained
| Clement |
| Gender: | Male |
| Meaning: | merciful |
| Region: | France, England |
| Alternative Spelling: | Clément |
| Derivative: | Clem |
| Related Names: | Clementine |
| Language origin: | Latin |
Clement or Clément is a French and English given name and surname, a form of the Late Latin name Clemens. People with those given names or surnames include:
Given name (chronological order)
- Pope Clement (disambiguation), any of at least 14 real Popes and two Antipopes, beginning with Pope Clement I (died 99 or 101)
- Clement of Alexandria (died c. 217), a father of the Christian church, titled "St."
- Clement, bishop of Zaragoza ca. 326
- Clement of Metz (4th century), first bishop of Metz
- Clement, an alternative name for Aurelius Prudentius Clemens, Christian poet (348–c. 413)
- Clement of Ireland (born), titled "St.", active in the Paris Schools
- Clement of Ohrid (died 916), titled "St."
- Clement of Dunblane (died 1258), bishop of Dunblane
- Clement Chen Jr. (1924–1996) Chinese-born American architect, and businessperson
- Clément Michu (1936–2016), French actor
- Clement Cruttwell (1743–1808), English mapmaker
- Clément Marot (died 1544), French poet
- Clement Clarke Moore (1779–1863), American poet and author of A Visit from St. Nicholas
- Clement Matthews (1889–1915), English footballer
- Clement Freud (1924–2009), politician, writer, comedian and grandson of Sigmund Freud
- Clement, nom de guerre of Eugène Chavant in the French resistance during World War II
- Clément Rodier (1829–1904), French missionary in Algeria & fruit breeder for whom the clementine was named
- Clement Higgins (1844–1916), British politician
- Clement Attlee (1883–1967), Prime Minister of UK (1945–1951)
- Clement Greenberg (1909–1994), American art critic
- Clement Haynsworth (1912–1989), American judge
- Clement Howell (1935–1987), politician who disappeared at sea
- Clement Chiwaya (1971–2021), Malawian politician
- Clement Cheng (21st century), Canadian-Hong Kong film director
- Clement Victor Gunaratna (died 2000), Sri Lankan Sinhala government minister
- Clément Chantôme (born 1987), French footballer
- Clement Ivanov (born 1990), Estonian Dota 2 player
Surname
- Adolphe Clément-Bayard, 19th century French industrialist
- Aeron Clement (1936–1989), Welsh science-fiction author
- Albéric Clément (1165–1191), First Marshal of France
- Albert Clément (1883–1907), racing driver, participant in the first French Grand Prix in 1906
- Alberto Vallarino Clement (born 1951), Panamanian engineer
- Amanda Clement (1888–1971), American baseball umpire
- Anthony Clement (born 1976), American football player
- Anthony Clement of Saxony
- Arnaud Clément, French tennis player
- Aurore Clément, French actor
- Bill Clement (born 1950), Canadian ice hockey player and broadcaster
- Bill Clement (rugby union) (19152007), Welsh rugby international
- Bob Clement, American politician
- Carleton Main Clement (1896–1917), Canadian flying ace
- Charles Clement (Wisconsin politician) (1815–1886), Wisconsin state senator
- Clay Clement, American actor
- Coralie Clément, French singer
- Dave Clement (1948–1982), English footballer
- Dick Clement, English writer and director
- Edith Brown Clement, American circuit court judge
- Edmond Clément (1867–1928), French tenor
- Ernie Clement (born 1996), American baseball player
- François Clément (1714–1793), French historian
- Frank G. Clement, Tennessee governor
- Franz Clement (1780–1842), Austrian violinist and composer
- Georges Clément, French athlete in 1900 Olympics
- Gilles Clément, French garden designer, writer, botanist
- Gregory Clement (1594–1660), English parliamentarian
- Hal Clement (1922–2003), American writer
- Jack Clement (1931–2013), American singer, songwriter, record and film producer
- Jacques Clément (1567–1589), assassin of king
- James Clement, Austrialin rules football player
- Jean-Baptiste Clément, French author
- Jean-Pierre Clément (1809–1870), a French political economist and historian
- Jeff Clement, American baseball player
- Jemaine Clement, New Zealand actor, comedian
- Jennifer Clement Mexican-American writer
- Jérémy Clément, French football player
- Joseph Clement (1779–1844), British industrialist
- Josephine Dobbs Clement, American politician and civil rights activist
- Kerron Clement, American athlete
- Lidia Klement (1937–1964), Soviet singer
- Lillian Exum Clement, North Carolina politician
- Linda Clement, Scottish field hockey player
- Martin W. Clement (1881–1966), American railroad business manager
- Matt Clement (born 1974), American baseball player
- Matt Clement (born 1988), Canadian professional wrestler better known as Tyler Breeze
- Michael Clement, American accountant
- Neil Clement (born 1978), English footballer
- Nicolas Clément (1779–1841), French chemist
- Olivier Clement, French Eastern Orthodox theologian
- Pascal Clément, French jurist and politician
- Paul Clement (2004–2008), American Solicitor-General
- Paul Clement (football coach) (born 1972), English football coach
- Philippe Clement, Belgian football coach
- René Clément, French film director
- Reynold Clement (1834–1905), English cricketer, soldier and racecourse administrator
- Rod Clement, Canadian politician
- Roland Clement (1912–2015), American conservationist
- Skipper Clement (1484–1536), Danish merchant, captain, privateer
- Stef Clement, Dutch cyclist
- Stephen Emmett Clement (1867–1947), Canadian politician
- Tony Clement, Canadian parliamentarian
- Travers Clement, executive secretary of the Socialist Party of America
- William Clement (academic) (1707–1782), Irish academic
- William T. Clement (1894–1955), American soldier
- Wolfgang Clement (1940–2020), German politician
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