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Meaning and origin
Clara is a Latin girl name. The meaning of the name is `Clear, Illuminated`.


Where is it used?
The name Clara is mainly used in English, Italian, German and in Portuguese.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Klara (In Scandinavian, Russian, Czech, Polish and in Slovene)
Chiara (In Italian)
Klára (In Hungarian)
Clare (In English)


In combination with other names:
In English: Claribel (F)
In English: Clarinda (F)


See also
In Scandinavian: Klair
In French: Claire
In Other languages: Clarette (F)


Extra information:
Alternative meanings ( ) Also German, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, and Spanish

What Clara`s say about their name

1. The best thing about the name Clara:
   Its original beacuse its different
   The worst thing about the name:
   other people calling you claire because they find the name clara strange!!!
   If my name wasn`t Clara....:
   i would feel out of place! I'd never change it!!
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2. The best thing about the name Clara:
   Not many other people have my name!
   The worst thing about the name:
   No one seems to grasp that there is no I or E in the spelling...it get's annoying!
   If my name wasn`t Clara....:
   My name is a family name, I'm not sure if I would be the same person if I was named anything else.
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More `Clara` links
Clara as abbreviation
Actors named Clara
Clara in the encyclopedia