Clara
See also: clara
English
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
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.
- A town in the Pyrénées-Orientales department, France; named Clara-Villerach since 2017.
- A town in County Offaly, Ireland.
- An area in Taylor County, Florida, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Mississippi, United States.
Derived terms
Translations
cognates and transliterations of the name Clara
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kla.ʁa/
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Clara f
- a female given name
- 1857, Gustave Flaubert, translated by Eleanor Marx-Aveling, Madame Bovary: Part II, Chapter III::
- 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.
German
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈklaːʀa]
Audio (Austria) (file) Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Cla‧ra
Related terms
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklara/
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkla.ra/
- Rhymes: -ara
- Hyphenation: Clà‧ra
Portuguese
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklaɾa/ [ˈkla.ɾa]
- Rhymes: -aɾa
- Syllabification: Cla‧ra
Derived terms
- Clarita (diminutive)
Related terms
- Clarisa (variant)
Swedish
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
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