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Klara
Say it: KLAH-rah
Meaning
From Latin clara 'clear, bright, famous'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Spread through Saint Clare of Assisi and has returned to favour in Germany and Scandinavia.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 2,508 babies given this name since 1884
- At its height in 2019, about 1 in 11,000 girls
- 111 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Clara
| English | Clara |
|---|---|
| Italian | Chiara |
| French | Claire |
| Spanish | Clara |
| Polish | Klara |
| Swedish | Klara |
Famous bearers
- Clara Schumann, German pianist and composer
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Where this comes from
- 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.