Clara

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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

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  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 229: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /klɛəɹə/, /ˈklæɹə/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːɹə

Proper noun

Clara

  1. A female given name from Latin.
    • 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.
  2. A town (named Clara-Villerach since 2017) in Pyrénées-Orientales department, France.
  3. A town in County Offaly, Ireland.
  4. An area in Taylor County, Florida, USA.
  5. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Mississippi, USA.

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Anagrams

Danish

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Clara

  1. a female given name of Latin origin.

French

Etymology

From Italian Clara, Latin clara. Latinate variant of Claire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kla.ʁa/
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Clara ?

  1. a female given name.
    • 1857 Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary: Part II, Chapter III: (translation by Eleanor Marx-Aveling)
      Pendant sa convalescence, elle s’occupa beaucoup à chercher un nom pour sa fille. D’abord, elle passa en revue tous ceux qui avaient des terminaisons italiennes, tels que Clara, Louisa, Amanda, Atala ; elle aimait assez Galsuinde, plus encore Yseult ou Léocadie.
      Whilst she was getting well she occupied herself much in seeking a name for her daughter. First she went over all those that have Italian endings, such as Clara, Louisa, Amanda, Atala; she liked Galsuinde pretty well, and Yseult or Leocadie still better.

Anagrams

German

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈklaːʀa]
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Cla‧ra

Proper noun

Clara

  1. a female given name of Latin origin.

Italian

Proper noun

Clara f

  1. a female given name, variant of Chiara.

Anagrams

Portuguese

Pronunciation

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  • Homophone: clara

Proper noun

Clara f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Clara and Claire

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklaɾa/ [ˈkla.ɾa]

Proper noun

Clara f

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

Swedish

Proper noun

Clara c (genitive Claras)

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