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Chiara
Say it: KYAH-rah
Meaning
From Latin clara 'clear, bright, famous'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 4,883 babies given this name since 1959
- At its height in 2002, about 1 in 8,800 girls
- 166 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Clare |
|---|---|
| French | Claire |
| Spanish | Clara |
| German | Klara |
Famous bearers
- Chiara of Assisi (St Clare), founder of the Poor Clares
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Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- Calendars of saints and name days
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.