Clarinda

Clarinda is an English literary name, likely an elaboration of Clara or Clarice, themselves derived from the Latin clarus, meaning bright or clear. The name was popularized in Renaissance and baroque pastoral literature and poetry, appearing in Torquato Tasso's epic Jerusalem Delivered as the name of a warrior maiden, which helped establish it as a romantic and elegant choice. Robert Burns famously used Clarinda as a poetic name for Agnes Maclehose, his celebrated correspondent and muse. Related forms include Clara, Clarice, Clarissa, and Clarinda's likely intermediary, Clarina.