What would Clarinda be short for?

Question

People often go by nicknames. I'm doing some genealogy research and am trying to find a proper name for my ancestor with the first name Clarinda. Does anyone know if Clarinda is short for anything?

Answer 1

Clarinda comes from the latin.It isn't short for anything it is a elaborate of Clara.

Answer 2

clarinda is a beautiful name. derided from the word Clara.

Answer 3

Clarinda is Clarinda ! She was the love of Robert Burns -she was short for nothing she was Clarinda - beautiful and passionate .  

Answer 4

Clarinda is not a short form, but it does have many variations, many of which would not have been in use in the 18th. or 19th. centuries.

Clarinda  

First name origin & meaning:

Latin: Bright

First name variations: Clare, Clara, Claral, Clarice, Clarissa, Clarisa, Clarisse, Clarrie, Clair, Claireen, Clairene, Claireta, Clairette, Clairey, Clairice, Clairinda, Clairissa, Clairita, Clairy, Clarabel, Clarabelle, Clarene, Claresta, Clareta, Claretta, Clarey, Clari, Claribel, Claribella, Claribelle, Clarice, Clarie, Clarine, Clarita, Claritza, Clarrie, Clarry, Clary, Claryce, Clayre, Clayrette, Clayrice, Clayrinda, Clayrissa, Clerissa, Cliara, Clorinda, Klaire, Klara, Klaretta, Klarissa, Klaryce, Klayre, Kliara, Klyara, Claire