Clara
proper nouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈklɑːɹə//
- United States//ˈklɛəɹə//
- United States//ˈklæɹə//
A female given name from Latin.
proper noun
- 1
A female given name from Latin.
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.
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.
- 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.
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.