Talk:Duke of Clarence
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[edit] Original Research on name origins
The most standard explanation, is that Clarence comes from the Strongbow estates in Ireland. Compare another Irish title in the Peerage of England, the Duke of Ireland. Obviously, Clarence is only indirectly named for Clare, Suffolk. As to the other ideas, they are laughable imaginings. Clarence (given name)'s external link substantiates this: [1] 24.255.11.149 (talk) 15:01, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
