Clara

  • Girl
  • 5 letters
French Bright.
Latin From the feminine form of the Latin adjective 'clarus' meaning bright or clear. Also distinguished.
Famous bearer Twelfth century St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns.

Clara is a girl’s name of French and Latin origin. Meaning in French: Bright. Meaning in Latin: From the feminine form of the Latin adjective ‘clarus’ meaning bright or clear. Also distinguished. Famous bearer: Twelfth century St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns. The name has 5 letters.

Related names

Clady

Girl

Danish Latin

Danish form of Claudia. Lame.

Clair

Unisex

English French

Clear. Bright.

Claire

Girl

French Latin

Clear, bright. A variant of the English Clara. From the feminine form of the Latin adjective 'clarus' meaning bright or clear. Also distinguished.

Clare

Unisex

English French Latin

A variant of Clara. St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns in the early 12th century. Bright. From the feminine form of the Latin adjective 'clarus' meaning bright or clear. Also distinguished.

Clarence

Boy

English Latin Literary

From the surname and place name Clare, meaning bright or clear. Bright; shining; gentle. A literary name from Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 2, where it belongs to george Bevis. 'King Henry the Sixth, Part III' George, son of Richard Plantagenet and afterwards Duke of Clarence. 'King Richard III', George, Duke of Clarence, brother to Edward IV.