Clara name - Meaning of Clara
- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 8
- Usage
- Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, English, Late Roman, Italian, Latin
- Pronounced
- KLAH-rah (Italian, German, Spanish) , KLER-ə (English) , KLAR-ə (English)
- Clara Meaning
- Feminine form of the Late Latin name Clarus which meant "clear, bright, famous". The name Clarus was borne by a few early saints. The feminine form was popularized by the 13th-century Saint Clare of Assisi (called Chiara in Italian), a friend and follower of Saint Francis, who left her wealthy family to found the order of nuns known as the Poor Clares. As an English name it has been in use since the Middle Ages, originally in the form Clare, though the Latinate spelling Clara became more popular in the 19th century. Clara originates in Latin language and means "bright and clear". It is the feminine form of Clarus. Clara is a more modern spelling, formerly the spelling Clare was more frequent. Clare was the name of several saints, the most prominent being Clare of Assisi, the founder of the Poor Clares order.
Clara Related Names
Variants: Chiara (Italian), Klara (German), Claire, Clare, Kiara (English), Claretta, Clarinda, Clarette, Claribel, Klarka, Clarice
Diminutives: Chiarina, Claretta (Italian), Claribel, Clarinda, Clarette (English)
Masculine Forms: Clair (English), Clarus (Late Roman)
Other Languages: Klara (Croatian), Klára (Czech), Klara (Danish), Claire (French), Klára (Hungarian), Klāra (Latvian), Klara (Norwegian), Klara (Polish), Klara (Russian), Klára (Slovak), Klara (Slovene), Klara (Swedish), Klara (Ukrainian)
Clara Celebrities
Clara Atwood - writer, Clara Bacon - renowned mathematician, Clara Bow - actress, Clara Collet - published author, Clara Mayo - writer, Clara Nunes - jazz artist, Clara Schuman - pianist, Clara Silva - writer, Clara Thomas - published author, Clara Wheatley - British author, Clara Williams - published author, Clara Zetkin - writer,
