Meaning  The name Clara has the following meaning: Clara means "famously bright" in Latin. Once very popular, it has now fallen out of style. Not as popular as its variant 'Claire'.
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name. Popularity
As a baby girl name, Clara is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 285 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Clara rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 6 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 199 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Clara in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation The name Clara is pronounced as kleh-rah Origins Related names The following names are baby names related to Clara and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Clara: Boys - Cicero, Marcus, Patrick, Roman, Rufus, Sergio, Titus, Girls - Almeta, Ardis, Ava, Belva, Celeste, Clora, Decima, Diva, Gillian, Karlie, Marsha, Maxine, Priscilla, Sabina, Sabine, Sabrina, Selina, Stella, Theodosia, Verdie, Both genders - AmandaVariants Popular Variants for the name Clara: Claire (French), Clarahelle, Clare (English), Clareta, Claretha, Claretta, Claribel, Claribelle, Clarinda, Clarinde, Clarine, Clarita, Clarry, ClorindaNicknames Common nicknames for the name Clara are: Claire
Style We think the name Clara should fall under the following style category: Traditional. See other Traditional namesImpression Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Clara to be: A sweet and very feminine characterIn one word, you might describe Clara as a(n) " feminine" person. See other "feminine" names for boys and girls. |
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Meaning of name Clara
