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Clara

feminine

88First-name usabilityWorkable with minor friction
Evidence coverageHigh

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The feminine form of the Latin name Clarus, meaning "clear, bright, famous."

Why it works

  • English speakers will almost certainly pronounce it correctly on the first try
  • spelling is short and predictable — rarely needs repeating

What to know

pronunciation varies somewhat by language — see "How it travels" for the specifics

Popularity

Popular — #63 in the latest U.S. ranking.

Meaning and origin

Clara means "Clear, bright, famous," the feminine form of the Latin name Clarus.

A Latin name carrying deep religious weight through Saint Clare of Assisi, later cycling in and out of fashion against its French sibling form Claire across the 19th-21st centuries.

Documented origin: The feminine form of the Latin name Clarus, meaning "clear, bright, famous."

VerifiedDirectly documented by an independent source, with no competing account on file.

How it travels

English and Turkish are shown by default; German is included when it adds a meaningfully different reading.

EnglishKLAIR-uhresearched pronunciation
TurkishEnglish tends to reduce unstressed vowels; Turkish pronounces vowels at full value, so the ending may sound crisper to Turkish speakers than to English speakers.deterministic phonetic analysis
GermanEnglish tends to reduce unstressed vowels; German pronounces vowels at full value, so the ending may sound crisper to German speakers than to English speakers.deterministic phonetic analysis

Spelling stability: high — based on letter-pattern analysis, not a documented linguistic fact.

Popularity without panic

Popular — #63 in the latest U.S. ranking.

Well-liked and easy to place — most people will know it.

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Real-world considerations

  • Popular — #63 in the latest U.S. ranking.
  • Spelling note: Claire.
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