Klar

See also: klar

English

Etymology

• As a German and Jewish surname, from klar (“pure, clear”). Also from Klara, German variant of Clara.
• Also as a German surname, from a derivative of Latin Hilarius (English Hillary).

Proper noun

Klar (plural Klars)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Klar is the 17258^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1641 individuals. Klar is most common among White (89.4%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Klar”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 314.

Anagrams

• Karl, Kral, Lark, lark

Polish

Klar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klar/
• Rhymes: -ar
• Syllabification: Klar
• Homophone: klar

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Klar m inan

1. Klarälven (a river in Norway and Sweden)

Declension

Declension of Klar

	singular
nominative	Klar
genitive	Klaru
dative	Klarowi
accusative	Klar
instrumental	Klarem
locative	Klarze
vocative	Klarze

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Klär, from Latin clārus.

Proper noun

Klar m pers

1. a male surname from German

Declension

Declension of Klar

	singular	plural
nominative	Klar	Klarowie
genitive	Klara	Klarów
dative	Klarowi	Klarom
accusative	Klara	Klarów
instrumental	Klarem	Klarami
locative	Klarze	Klarach
vocative	Klarze	Klarowie

Proper noun

Klar f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname from German

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Proper noun

Klar f

1. genitive plural of Klara

Further reading

• Klar in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Klar in PWN's encyclopedia
• “Klar”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022