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Origin of the name CLARA.
Etymology of the
name CLARA.
Meaning of the baby name CLARA.
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CLARA. Latin
name
meaning "clear, bright," also "famous." Usage: America, Australia,
Brazil, Canada, Colombia, England, France, Germany, Great Britain,
Ireland, Israel (קלרה), Holland, Italy,
Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Sweden, Spain, Switzerland,
Wales.
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From the poor Clares, or sisters of St. Clara, the name spread into the adjoining countries, little varied except that the French
used to call it Claire, until recently, when they have added the terminal
a, just as the English on the other hand are dropping it, and making the
word Clare. (History of
Christian Names, Yonge, 1884)
CLARA,
CLARISSA, CLARE, etc. The name of Clara, with its variants of Clarice,
Clarissa,
Clare, Clair,
Clarinda,
Claribel,
Esclairmonde, and
Clarimond, is derived from the Latin word
clarus = "clear, bright,
shining, brilliant to the sight", from clareo = "I am bright,
I shine", or figuratively "I am renowned, illustrious",
from which we have claresco = "I become illustrious, grow
famous". (Girls' Christian Names, Swan, 1905)
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