Clementine (given name)

Clementine
GenderFemale
Origin
Language(s)Latin
Meaningmerciful
Region of originFrance
Other names
Alternative spellingClémentine
Derivative(s)Clem, Clemmie, Clemence, Clementia, Clementina, Tina

Clémentine or Clementine is a French feminine form of Clement. The name has been in use in English-speaking countries since the 19th century. In the United States, the name has associations with Oh My Darling, Clementine, a traditional American, tragic but sometimes comic, Western folk ballad and with the citrus fruit named in honor of Clément Rodier, a French missionary who first discovered and propagated the cultivar in Algeria.