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Clara

From the Latin Clarus, meaning clear, bright or famous, in its feminine form.

Meaning and origin

Clara is the feminine counterpart of the Latin Clarus and was already carried by a few early Christian saints under that masculine name.

How to pronounce Clara

GermanKLAH-rah /ˈklaːʁa/

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