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Clara

//ˈklɛəɹə// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name from Latin.

    "But the fashion spreads deeper and wider; the village is infected and the village green; Amelias and Claras sweep your rooms and cook your dinners, gentle Sophias milk your cows, and if you ask a pretty smiling girl at a cottage door to tell you her name, the rosy lips lisp out Caroline."

  2. 2
    A town in Pyrénées-Orientales department, France; named Clara-Villerach since 2017.
  3. 3
    A town in County Offaly, Ireland.
  4. 4
    An area of Taylor County, Florida, United States.
  5. 5
    An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Mississippi, United States.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin clāra, feminine of clārus (“bright, shining, clear”), a post-classical name made famous by the 13th century Saint Clara (Clare) of Assisi. Doublet of Clare and Claire.

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