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What does Clara mean?
Clara 
▼ as a girls' name is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Clara is "bright, famous". Post-classical name from the feminine form of the adjective "clarus". In the modern English-speaking world, it represents a re-Latinization of the normal English form Clare. Also a nickname for Clarissa. Made famous in the 1920s by the silent film actress Clara Bow, known as "the It girl", because whatever "it" was, she had it.
STARTS WITH Cla-
ASSOCIATED WITH bright (light), classical (medieval), modern
Variations
VARIANTS Chiara, Claire▲, Clarabelle, Clarabeth, Clare, Claretha, Claretta, Claribel, Clarice▼, Clarie, Clarina, Clarinda, Clarine, Clarissa▼, Clarita, Claritza, Clarizza, Clarrie, Clarry, Klara, Klarra
SEE ALSO Claramae
RELATIONS VIA CLARE, CLARISSA Clairesa, Clarecia, Claresa, Claressa, Clarica, Claris, Clarisa▼, Clariza, Clarrisa, Klarisa
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Claya, ..
(male) Claer, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Clara Phoenix (C.P.), ..
How popular is Clara?
Clara is a very popular first name for women (#144 out of 4276, Top 3%) and also a very popular last name for both adults and children (#22870 out of 150436, Top 15%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Clara reached its apex position of #9 in the U.S. in the 1880s, and is at #103 currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Popular variation forms of Clara (#103 A YEAR AGO) appearing in the Top 2000 are Claire (#49), Clarissa (#742), Clare (#759), Chiara (#1391), Klara (#1626), Clarabelle, Claretha, Claretta, Claribel, Clarice, Clarinda, Clarine, Claris, Clarisa and Clarita. Other variants, like Claressa, are seldom used. Usage of these relations of Clara was at its apex in the 1880s (ADOPTION OF 1.4%) and is now significantly reduced (ADOPTION 0.5%, 65.8% LESS), with versions like Clarice becoming somewhat outmoded. Claire has been the most popular choice.
Similar Names
Clara▼ is alike in pronunciation to Clairey, Clairy, Clarey, Clari, Clary, Cliara, Clora, Klari, Kliara and Klyara. Other recommended sound-alike names are Adara, Aldara, Alvara, Amara▲, Atara, Bara, Caera, Cala, Cama, Cara▼, Carah, Cari▼, Carla▼, Carna, Caro, Cary▼, Ceara, Cearaa, Cearia, Cearra, Cedra, Cera, Chaba, Chana▲, Char, Chara, Charla▼, Charma, Charo, Chaya▲, Ciaara, Ciana, Ciara▼, Ciaran, Ciarra▼, Cieara, Cira, Citara, Claea, Clair, Clareta, Clayre, Clea, Cleta, Cleva, Clova, Cora▼, Cynara, Cyra, Delara, Elora▲, Fara, Glaura, Glora, Iara, Kara▼, Kiara▼, Lara, Mara▲, Meara, Ozara, Sara▼, Shara, Siara and Yara▲. These names tend to be less frequently used than Clara.
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