Clarke

British spelling variant

Clarke is a surname, a spelling variant of Clark that retains the silent -e from older English.

Notable bearers include science fiction writer Arthur C.

Clarke, known for *2001: A Space Odyssey*, and Clarke's three laws of prediction.

The name also appears as a given name, more commonly for boys. (Lowercase clarke is not standard.)

author

science-fiction

Speculative technology-based literature

monolith · Bowman · prolific · optimism · transcendence

surname

genealogy

Study of family descent

lineage · bloodline · descent · kinship · English · occupational · scholar · scribe · medieval · Norman

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Opposites
spelling variant

ClarkeClark

Common English surname

science fiction literary stance

ClarkePhilip K. Dick

Kurt Vonnegut · George Orwell · Aldous Huxley · Ray Bradbury · Isaac Asimov

SPACE EXPLORATION VISION (Arthur C. Clarke)

ClarkeThomas Malthus

Paul Ehrlich · Luddites · technophobes

Phrases
Family

Clark, Clarksville

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Top 50,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G