Meaning, Origin And History Of The Name Clara

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Clara NamePopularityRelated NamesRelatedRatingsCommentsNamesakesName Days 79%Ratingadd to your listSave Gender Feminine Usage German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, Catalan, Romanian, English, Swedish, Danish, Late Roman Pronounced Pron. /ˈklaː.ʁa/(German) /ˈkla.ɾa/(Spanish) /ˈkla.ɾɐ/(Portuguese) /ˈkla.ra/(Italian) /kla.ʁa/(French) /ˈklɛɹ.ə/(American English) /ˈklæɹ.ə/(American English) /ˈklɑː.ɹə/(British English) [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

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 overtook it in the 19th century and became very popular. It declined through most of the 20th century (being eclipsed by the French form Claire in English-speaking countries), though it has since recovered somewhat.

Related Names

Family Tree·Details RootclarusVariantsKlara(German) Chiara(Italian) Claire(French) Clare, Clarinda, Claire, Kiara(English) Klara(Swedish) Klara(Danish) DiminutivesChiarina, Claretta(Italian) Clarette(English) Masculine FormsClair(French) Clarus(Late Roman) Other Languages & CulturesKlara(Croatian) Klára(Czech) Kyara(Dutch) Klára(Hungarian) Klara(Icelandic) Klāra(Latvian) Klara(Norwegian) Klara(Polish) Klara(Russian) Klára(Slovak) Klara(Slovene) Klara(Ukrainian)

Popularity

Details Last ranked #87 in 2020 Australia (NSW) Last ranked #53 in 2024 Austria Last ranked #93 in 2018 Basque Country, Spain Last ranked #49 in 2023 Belgium Last ranked #60 in 2000 Brazil (by decade) Last ranked #68 in 2023 Canada Last ranked #25 in 2024 Catalonia, Spain Last ranked #83 in 2021 Chile Last ranked #15 in 2024 Denmark Last ranked #84 in 2024 England and Wales Last ranked #90 in 2024 France Last ranked #45 in 2022 Galicia, Spain Last ranked #12 in 2024 Germany Last ranked #65 in 2024 Ireland Last ranked #72 in 2024 Italy Last ranked #487 in 2022 Netherlands Last ranked #99 in 2023 New Zealand Last ranked #65 in 2023 Northern Ireland Last ranked #14 in 2018 Portugal Last ranked #11 in 2023 Quebec, Canada Last ranked #83 in 2024 Scotland Last ranked #44 in 2024 Spain Last ranked #45 in 2024 Sweden Last ranked #46 in 2023 Switzerland Last ranked #859 in 1910 (m) #78 in 2024 (f) United States Last ranked #25 in 2022 Uruguay

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Rate·Details classic formal upper class natural wholesome refined simple serious

Name Days

Name Days? Denmark: August 12Spain: August 11

Images

Depiction of Saint Clare from a fresco in AssisiDepiction of Saint Clare from a fresco in Assisi

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