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Clara

Gender: F

Origin of Clara: Latin

Meaning of Clara: "bright, clear"

Clara's Popularity in 2011: #151

Long relegated to an Olde World backwater, the European-flavored Clara has been heading up the charts on sleeker sister Claire's coattails for the past few decades. Now, many would say the vintage chic Clara is the more stylish of the two names. Actor Ewan McGregor was an early celebrity adopter of the name for one of his daughters. Other Clara variations you might want to consider include Clarissa and Clarina, though Clarabelle seems still fit mainly for cows.

Claira, Claire, Clarabelle, Claramae, Claramay, Clare, Claresta, Claretha, Clarey, Clari, Claribel, Clarie, Clarina, Clarinda, Clarine, Claris, Clarisse, Claritza, Clarry, Clary, Claryce, Cleriese, Klara, Klarice, Klarise, Klarra

Clara's International Variations

Clarissa, Clarice (Italian) Clarita (Spanish)

People who liked Clara also like:

Belle, Arabella, Willa, Cecilia, Delphine, Helena, Elodie, Eve, Gemma, Georgia, Harper, Isla, Lark, Mirabel, Arthur

Famous People Named Clara
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Clara Barton - American humanitarian
Clara Bow - American actress
Pop Culture References for the Name Clara
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Clara in the Heidi story
Clara from The Nutcracker.
Clara - character in Back to the Future III
Clara Boden - Character in "White Teeth" by Zadie Smith
Clara Allen- Character in the western "Lonesome Dove"
Clara Gardner - Protagonist of Unearthly series

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