Clara

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UK/ˈklɑːɹə/US/ˈklɛəɹə/US/ˈklæɹə/

proper noun

A female given name from Latin.

OriginLatin clāra →
CommonScrabble 7
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Latin.

    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.

    1956, Tad Mosel, Other People's Houses. Six Television Plays., page 123
    1 more example

    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.

    1830, Mary Russell Mitford, Our Village: Fourth Series: Cottage Names
  2. A town in Pyrénées-Orientales department, France; named Clara-Villerach since 2017.
  3. A town in County Offaly, Ireland.
  4. An area of Taylor County, Florida, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Mississippi, United States.

Origin

  1. Latinclāra
  2. EnglishClara

Learned borrowing from Latin clāra, feminine of clārus (“bright, shining, clear”), a post-classical name made famous by the 13th century Saint Clara (Clare) of Assisi. Doublet of Clare and Claire.

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Translations

Catalan Clara
  • Claracognates and transliterations of the name Clara
Chinese Mandarin 克拉拉
  • 克拉拉 (Kèlālā)cognates and transliterations of the name Clara
Czech Klára
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Danish Clara
  • Claracognates and transliterations of the name Clara
Dutch Klaartje, Klara
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  • Klaracognates and transliterations of the name Clara
Esperanto Klara
  • Klaracognates and transliterations of the name Clara
Finnish Klaara
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French Claire, Clara
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  • Claracognates and transliterations of the name Clara
German Clara, Klara
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  • Klaracognates and transliterations of the name Clara
  • Clärecognates and transliterations of the name Clara
Greek Κλαίρη, Κλάρα
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  • Κλάρα (Klára)cognates and transliterations of the name Clara
Hungarian Klára
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Italian Chiara, Clara
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  • Claracognates and transliterations of the name Clara
Japanese クララ
  • クララ (Kurara)cognates and transliterations of the name Clara
Lithuanian Klerė
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Norwegian Klara
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Polish Klara
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Portuguese Clara
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Russian Кла́ра
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Slovak Klára
  • Kláracognates and transliterations of the name Clara
Spanish Clara
  • Claracognates and transliterations of the name Clara
Swedish Klara
  • Klaracognates and transliterations of the name Clara

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Clara

SarahparaSaraSaharataraLaramaratamaraGuadalajarabarraEireDarabaraConnemarajarrahmarahsayonaracarbonarascleracapybaraDuntaraSanta Claraviscachera
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Anagrams

CarlaClaaracral
Cite this entry
APA

Clara. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clara

MLA

“Clara.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clara. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Clara,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clara.

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