What does Clara mean?

Clara means "clear, bright, famous"

How do we pronounce Clara?

Clara \cla-ra, cl-ara\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Clara is pronounced as KLAERah or KLEHRah in English, KLAARaa in German, Italian and Spanish 1.

1 Pronunciation for Clara: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"

What is the origin of Clara?

Clara is largely used in the Catalan, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Scandinavian, and Spanish languages. Its origin is Latin. Clara is a variant transcription of the name Clare name popularity (English). See also the related forms, meaning of Rosicler and Sorcha definition (Gaelic, English, Irish, Manx, and Scottish). Clara is popular as a baby girl name, and it is also considered trendy. At the height of its usage in 1901, 0.912% of baby girls were given the name Clara. It had a ranking of #18 then. The baby name has substantially fallen in popularity since then. In 2010, its usage was 0.094% and its ranking #167, enjoying a minor resurgence in the recent decade. Within all girl names in its family, Clara was the most popular. In 2010, Clara was 4 times more frequently used than the subsequent ranked name, Clare meaning of name. The name Clara has mainly been a girl name, though it has also been given to boys in the last century. There were 102 times as many girls than boys who were named Clara in 1910.

A famous person named Clara is Nurse, Clara Barton, born 25 December 1821 - 12 April 1912, North Oxford, Massachusetts.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Clara:

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The baby name Clara fun facts:

The name Clara in reverse order is "Aralc".

The numerological value of the name Clara is number 8, which means practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.

How popular is Clara?

Clara is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.16%
20130.14%
20120.13%
20110.12%
20100.10%
20090.09%
20080.09%
20070.08%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames