Clare

From the Irish word clár, meaning "plank", after a bridge that was placed across the River Fergus outside Clarecastle.

Clare is a county in the province of Munster in Ireland.

Possibly derives from Latin clarus, meaning "clear, bright", describing the clear nature of the Chilton Stream that flows through the town. The name first appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Clara.

Clare is a market town in Suffolk, England.

Two towns in the USA are named after County Clare, Ireland: Clare, Iowa (incorporated 1892; Webster County); and Clare, Michigan (incorporated 1891; in Clare and Isabella counties).
Four other towns named Clare in the USA potentially named after County Clare, Ireland are in: Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, and New York.