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Clementina
GirlLatin, Italian· “merciful, gentle”
- Meaning
- merciful, gentle
- Origin
- Latin, Italian
- Pronunciation
- kleh-mehn-TEE-nuh
- Syllables
- 4
- US rank 2025
- #8,477
- US babies 2025
- 12
- Best rank
- #971 (1908)
- Peak year
- 1925
Meaning and origin of Clementina
Clementina is a Latin and Italian name that means “merciful, gentle”.
Clementina is the Italian and Spanish feminine form of Clement, from the Latin clemens, merciful or mild. Clement was the name of several early popes, and the feminine forms followed in Catholic Europe. Maria Clementina Sobieska, a Polish princess, married James Francis Edward Stuart, the exiled claimant to the British throne, and was mother of Bonnie Prince Charlie. The name is said kleh-mehn-TEE-nuh. Clementine, the French form, is more familiar in the US, while Clementina adds an extra syllable and a Mediterranean air. Clem, Tina and Mina are natural short forms.
Popularity over time
Clementina first appears in US Social Security records in 1888. It has ranked in the top 1,000 in 1 different years, starting in 1908. Its best national rank was #971 in 1908, and the most babies received it in 1925, when 47 were named Clementina. In 2025, 12 babies were named Clementina, and it ranked #8,477 nationally. Its use has been fairly steady over the past decade.
Its national rank moved from #1,155 in 1920, #2,795 in 1950, #5,602 in 1980, #13,534 in 2000, #11,471 in 2010, and #8,477 in 2025. Of the 1,697 US girls named Clementina since records began, 21% were born in the 1920s, its biggest decade. The 1910s come next, with 257 babies. Since 2010, 168 more have been named Clementina.
Other girls' names that peaked around the same time include Corrinne, Allean, Margrett, Cleola, and Maudine.
Gender, sound and spelling
In the US it is used almost only for girls.
Clementina is usually pronounced kleh-mehn-TEE-nuh, with four syllables. It has ten letters, starts with C and ends in “-na”.
Middle names for Clementina
A few middle names that flow with Clementina: each avoids a matching first letter, a rhyme and a vowel clash where the names meet.
Sibling names for Clementina
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Frequently asked questions
What does the name Clementina mean?
Clementina is a Latin and Italian name that means “merciful, gentle”.
What is the origin of the name Clementina?
Clementina has Latin, Italian, and Spanish roots. Clementina is the Italian and Spanish feminine form of Clement, from the Latin clemens, merciful or mild.
Is Clementina a popular name?
Not especially. Clementina ranked #8,477 in the US in 2025, which puts it outside the top 1,000.
Is Clementina a boy or girl name?
Clementina is mainly a girl's name. In the US it is used almost only for girls.
How do you pronounce Clementina?
Clementina is usually pronounced kleh-mehn-TEE-nuh. Stressed syllables are in capital letters.
Popularity figures come from US Social Security card applications (names given to at least five babies in a year, 1880 to 2025). How we source names and meanings