Clara

\kla.ʁa\♀French girl's name

A French girl's name of Latin origin.

At a glance

GenderFeminine
OriginLatin
Pronunciation\kla.ʁa\
Also spelledKlara
Compound namesAnne-Clara, Clara-Marie, Marie-Clara

Origin and meaning

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

Where it is mostly given

  • Great Britain
  • United States
  • Italy
  • Portugal
  • Spain
  • France
  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
  • East Frisia
  • Germany
  • Austria
  • Switzerland
  • Iceland
  • Denmark
  • Norway
  • Sweden
  • Croatia
  • Slovenia

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Arthur Crbz, Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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