Western numerology
Number 8 insight
Western numerology adds the letter values in the name and reduces them to a single guiding number.
Name profile
Clara at a glance
- Gender
- Girl
- Western numerology
- 8
- Indian numerology
- 9
- Characters
- 5
- Popular
- 199 family views
Number meaning for Clara
Indian numerology
Number 9 insight
Indian numerology uses a traditional letter map that many families prefer for cultural name matching.
Meaning and story
What does Clara mean?
Clara is listed in the BabyAZ name catalog with French, Latin context. Its meaning is recorded as: Bright; From the feminine form of the Latin adjective 'clarus' meaning bright or clear Also distinguished Famous bearer: Twelfth century St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns
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Amara
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Claire
Unisex
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Bright; bright, shining, clear; Clear, bright A variant of the English Clara Famous bearer: British actress Claire Bloom; Famous; Variant of Clara: From the feminine form of the Latin adjective 'clarus' meaning bright or clear Also distinguished Famous bearer: Twelfth century St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns
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Clare
Unisex
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A variant of Clara St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns in the early 12th century; Bright; Clear and Bright; Diminutive of Clarence: Clear; Variant of Clara: From the feminine form of the Latin adjective 'clarus' meaning bright or clear Also distinguished Famous bearer: Twelfth century St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns
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Clare
Unisex
Indian
A variant of Clara St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns in the early 12th century; Bright; Clear and Bright; Diminutive of Clarence: Clear; Variant of Clara: From the feminine form of the Latin adjective 'clarus' meaning bright or clear Also distinguished Famous bearer: Twelfth century St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns
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Clarence
Boy
Indian
clear, bright; From the surname and place name Clare, meaning bright or clear Famous bearers: George, Duke of Clarence, brother of King Edward IV and King Richard III, who is traditionally believed to have drowned in Malmsey wine; 'Henry VI, Part 2' George Bevis 'King Henry the Sixth, Part III' George, son of Richard Plantagenet and afterwards Duke of Clarence 'King Richard III', George, Duke of Clarence, brother to Edward IV; Name of a Place
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Claribel
Girl
English
A variant of the Latin Clara, meaning bright or clear; Bright; Variant of Clara: From the feminine form of the Latin adjective 'clarus' meaning bright or clear Also distinguished Famous bearer: Twelfth century St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns
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Claude
Unisex
English
From the Roman clan name Claudius, derived from the latin meaning lame F: Claudette, Claudia, Claudine; lame
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Clarice
Girl
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A variant of the Latin Clara, meaning bright or clear also a variant of Claire or Clarice Bright; famous; shining and gentle; Variant of Clara: From the feminine form of the Latin adjective 'clarus' meaning bright or clear Also distinguished
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Damara
Unisex
Indian
Calf; Gentle Famous bearer: Biblical Damaris was the educated woman who heard Paul speak at the open-air supreme court of Athens; gentle girl
161 family views
Brother names
Brothers for Clara
Amara
Unisex
Indian
Beloved; bitter, eternal, immortal, steadfast, beloved; ble; deity; Eternal; Eternal beauty, urgent news; Grass; Immortal; Immortal Being; Immortal One; Immortal, Eternal; one who is blessed without end or death; Unfading
125 family views
Claire
Unisex
Indian
Bright; bright, shining, clear; Clear, bright A variant of the English Clara Famous bearer: British actress Claire Bloom; Famous; Variant of Clara: From the feminine form of the Latin adjective 'clarus' meaning bright or clear Also distinguished Famous bearer: Twelfth century St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns
147 family views
Clare
Unisex
Indian
A variant of Clara St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns in the early 12th century; Bright; Clear and Bright; Diminutive of Clarence: Clear; Variant of Clara: From the feminine form of the Latin adjective 'clarus' meaning bright or clear Also distinguished Famous bearer: Twelfth century St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns
195 family views
Clarence
Boy
Indian
clear, bright; From the surname and place name Clare, meaning bright or clear Famous bearers: George, Duke of Clarence, brother of King Edward IV and King Richard III, who is traditionally believed to have drowned in Malmsey wine; 'Henry VI, Part 2' George Bevis 'King Henry the Sixth, Part III' George, son of Richard Plantagenet and afterwards Duke of Clarence 'King Richard III', George, Duke of Clarence, brother to Edward IV; Name of a Place
116 family views
Claude
Unisex
English
From the Roman clan name Claudius, derived from the latin meaning lame F: Claudette, Claudia, Claudine; lame
113 family views
Damara
Unisex
Indian
Calf; Gentle Famous bearer: Biblical Damaris was the educated woman who heard Paul speak at the open-air supreme court of Athens; gentle girl
161 family views
Samara
Unisex
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Accompanied by Gods; Guarded; mountain, outlook, ruled by God, guarded by God; Protected by God; seedling; Soft pleasant light, She was a narrator of hadith
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Sister names
Sisters for Clara
Clare
Unisex
Indian
A variant of Clara St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns in the early 12th century; Bright; Clear and Bright; Diminutive of Clarence: Clear; Variant of Clara: From the feminine form of the Latin adjective 'clarus' meaning bright or clear Also distinguished Famous bearer: Twelfth century St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns
195 family views
Claribel
Girl
English
A variant of the Latin Clara, meaning bright or clear; Bright; Variant of Clara: From the feminine form of the Latin adjective 'clarus' meaning bright or clear Also distinguished Famous bearer: Twelfth century St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns
149 family views
Clarice
Girl
English
A variant of the Latin Clara, meaning bright or clear also a variant of Claire or Clarice Bright; famous; shining and gentle; Variant of Clara: From the feminine form of the Latin adjective 'clarus' meaning bright or clear Also distinguished
156 family views
Clarinda
Girl
Filipino
A variant of Clara The name Clarinda appears in Spenser's 16th century poem 'The Faerie Queene'; Bright; clear, beautiful; Variant of Clara: From the feminine form of the Latin adjective 'clarus' meaning bright or clear Also distinguished
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More origins
Same feeling, different origins
Claribel
Girl
English
A variant of the Latin Clara, meaning bright or clear; Bright; Variant of Clara: From the feminine form of the Latin adjective 'clarus' meaning bright or clear Also distinguished Famous bearer: Twelfth century St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns
149 family views
Clarice
Girl
English
A variant of the Latin Clara, meaning bright or clear also a variant of Claire or Clarice Bright; famous; shining and gentle; Variant of Clara: From the feminine form of the Latin adjective 'clarus' meaning bright or clear Also distinguished
156 family views
Clarinda
Girl
Filipino
A variant of Clara The name Clarinda appears in Spenser's 16th century poem 'The Faerie Queene'; Bright; clear, beautiful; Variant of Clara: From the feminine form of the Latin adjective 'clarus' meaning bright or clear Also distinguished
189 family views
Clarissa
Girl
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Clear; famous; shining and gentle; The Latinized form of the English Clarice, meaning famous Famous bearer: Samuel Richardson's 18th century novel 'Clarissa Harlowe'; Variant of Clarice: A variant of the Latin Clara, meaning bright or clear also a variant of Claire or Clarice Bright
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