Clara

See also clara

English

Etymology

Latin clara, feminine of clarus, "bright, shining, clear", a post-classical name made famous by the 13th century Saint Clara (Clare) of Assisi.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /klɑːɹə/
• (US) IPA: /klɛəɹə/, /ˈklæɹə/
• Rhymes: -ɑːɹə

Proper noun

Clara

1. A female given name.
   • 1830 Mary Russell Mitford: Our Village: Fourth Series: Cottage Names:

     But the fashion spreads deeper and wider; the village is infected and the village green; Amelias and Claras sweep your rooms and cook your dinners, gentle Sophias milk your cows, and if you ask a pretty smiling girl at a cottage door to tell you her name, the rosy lips lisp out Caroline.

   • 1956 Tad Mosel: Other People's Houses. Six Television Plays. page 123:

     My mother called me Clara. And everybody else called me Clara until I was fourteen years old. Then I got sick of it. Clara! Sounds like breaking glass. Did you ever stop to think of that, Frank? Say it fast and hit the C.

Related terms

• Clare, Claire, Clarice, Clarissa

Translations

female given name

• Chinese: 克萊爾, 克莱尔
• Czech: Klára (cs)
• Danish: Clara (da)
• Dutch: Klaartje, Klara
• French: Claire (fr)
• German: Clara (de)
• Italian: Chiara (it)

• Japanese: クララ (ja) (Kurara)
• Lithuanian: Klerė (lt) f
• Macedonian: Јасна (mk) (Jásna) f
• Marathi: क्लारा (mr) (klārā) f
• Norwegian: Klara (no)
• Russian: Кла́ра (ru) (Klára) f
• Spanish: Clara (es)
• Swedish: Klara (sv)

Anagrams

• acral
• Carla

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Danish

Alternative forms

• Klara

Proper noun

Clara

1. A female given name of Latin origin.

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French

Proper noun

Clara

1. A female given name, a latinate variant of Claire.

Anagrams

• Carla
• racla

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German

Alternative forms

• Klara

Proper noun

Clara

1. A female given name of Latin origin.

Related terms

• Clarissa

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Italian

Proper noun

Clara

1. A female given name, a variant of Chiara.

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Spanish

Proper noun

Clara (f)

1. A female given name, equivalent to English Clara.

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Swedish

Proper noun

Clara

1. A female given name, a less common spelling of Klara.