# 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

* (UK) IPA: /ˈklɑːɹə/
* (US) IPA: /ˈklɛəɹə/, /ˈklæɹə/
* Rhymes: -ɑːɹə
* Rhymes: -ɛəɹə
* Rhymes: -æɹə

### 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 Pyrénées-Orientales department, France; named Clara-Villerach since 2017.
* A town in County Offaly, Ireland.
* An area of Taylor County, Florida, United States.
* An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Mississippi, United States.

#### Derived terms

* Clara Vale
* Maria Clara gown
* Santa Clara

#### Related terms

* Clare, Claire
* Claribel
* Clarice
* Clarissa

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Carla, Claar, acral, craal

## Danish
### Alternative forms

* Klara

### Proper noun

Clara
* a female given name from Latin

## French
### Etymology

From Italian Clara, Latin clāra. Latinate variant of Claire.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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.

### Anagrams

* Carla, racla

## German
### Alternative forms

* Klara

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈklaːʀa]
* Audio (Austria):(file)
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Cla‧ra

### Proper noun

Clara
* a female given name from Latin

#### Related terms

* Clarissa

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Clara.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈklara/

### Proper noun

Clara
* a female given name from Italian
    Clara Bernadeth, b. 1994

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkla.ra/
* Rhymes: -ara
* Hyphenation: Clà‧ra

### Proper noun

Clara f
* a female given name, variant of Chiara

### Anagrams

* Carla, calar

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkla.ɾɐ/
* Rhymes: -aɾɐ
* Homophone: clara
* Hyphenation: Cla‧ra

### Proper noun

Clara f (plural Claras)
* a female given name, equivalent to English Clara or Claire

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈklaɾa/ [ˈkla.ɾa]
* Rhymes: -aɾa
* Syllabification: Cla‧ra

### Proper noun

Clara f
* a female given name, equivalent to English Clara

#### Derived terms

* Clarita (diminutive)

#### Related terms

* Clarisa (variant)

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Clara c (genitive Claras)
* a female given name, variant of Klara