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Question about "Clary Fray."

The main character it the Mortal Instruments is named Clary Fray, I know that. But I remember reading another book by a completley different author called The Supernaturalist. In the book, an orphanidge was called the Clarissa Fray institute.

Does "Clarissa Fray" or "Clary Fray" mean anything? Or is it just a strange coincidence? It's something i've always wondered.

-And please excuse my horrible spelling :'(
 breebree446 posted over a year ago
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Renesmee_XD said:
I would like to point out Clarissa is also Clary's name in TMI! It's her real name...anyways:


According to Cassandra and how she named the characters:

[...]The names in my books come from all over the place. Sometimes they can take a long time to develop. Clary Fray is named after two friends of mine. Her name was originally Valerie Frayre (after the artist who does some of the character art on the artwork page), then Valerie Frayne, then (when a friend of mine was also writing a book with a heroine named Valerie) Clary Frayne, then Clary Fray (my editor's choice) -- then when I realized Clary was a nickname, she became Clarice, and finally, Clarissa. (She's not named after me. Her first name does sound similar to "Clare", but I should point out that Cassandra Clare is just a pen name, so I think it more reflects that I must like that particular name-sound.)[...]
Hope this helps!
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It did. And thank you^^
breebree446 posted over a year ago
nicishgirl1492 said:
You know I think it must be a coincidence. Clarissa is a pretty name.
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Hawkbelly said:
Is that by eoin colfer?
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