"Variant of Cletus"
The name Clete is commonly a male name from the "Greek" origin.
Clete is a shortened form of Cletus, made by dropping the final syllable, a pattern common in English pet forms of Latin names. Cletus is the Latin form of the Greek name Anakletos, built on anakalein, to call upon or invoke, and it came into English use through the name of an early pope. The short form Clete is also the name James Lee Burke gave to a recurring character in his Dave Robicheaux novels.
Cletus means "Illustrious, Hardworking.".
The pronunciation of Clete is KLEET.
