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
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- Rhymes: -ɑːɹə
Proper noun
Clara
- 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.
- 1830 Mary Russell Mitford: Our Village: Fourth Series: Cottage Names:
- A town (named Clara-Villerach since 2017) in Pyrénées-Orientales department, France.
- A town in County Offaly, Ireland.
- An area in Taylor County, Florida, USA.
- An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Mississippi, USA.
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Translations
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Danish
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Clara
- a female given name of Latin origin.
French
Etymology
From Italian Clara, Latin clara. Latinate variant of Claire.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Clara ?
- 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.
- 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.
- 1857 Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary: Part II, Chapter III: (translation by Eleanor Marx-Aveling)
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German
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Clara
- a female given name of Latin origin.
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Italian
Proper noun
Clara f
- a female given name, variant of Chiara.
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Portuguese
Pronunciation
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- Homophone: clara
Proper noun
Clara f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Clara and Claire
Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Clara f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Clara.
Swedish
Proper noun
Clara c (genitive Claras)
- a female given name, a less common spelling of Klara.
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