Clem

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A male first name short for Clement and sometimes a last name

proper noun
/klɛm/

: Clem

My grandfather's name was Clem, short for Clement.

Who's going to tell Clem that we won't need?

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Examples

The summer we met, I was working for Clem out of Savannah on a contract job at Hunter Army Airfield.

Fiction book (1992)
You know Old Clem down at Hojo's?

The Boogey Man (1980)
Well, Mr. Clem Williams, you may find that life is just too short.

Mayday (2019)
- This your boy, Clem?

Stake Land (2010)
"I'm in love with Clem, and we're going to live together," I say.

Fiction book (1990)
In the back of the room, Clem raises his hand.

Fiction book (1999)
Together they fed Clem and checked the windows to make sure no damage had been done in the storm.

Fiction book (1996)
On the plane ride home, I told Charlie that I didn't think Clem seemed very happy.

Fiction book (1990)
Aunt Song and Uncle Clem asked if you'd like to come.

Crooklyn (1994)
The series features three characters: Clem, Rabburt, and Boyger, fitting names for the designs of all three.

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Surface Forms

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Etymology

Clem is a short form of Clement, from the Latin clemens meaning 'merciful' or 'gentle'. The image to remember is a kind, gentle person — the same root is in the English word clement, as in 'clement weather', so Clem began as a name for someone gentle and later became a nickname and a surname.