Clara

Meaning & origin

Clara is a girl's name of Latin origin, traditionally used in Christian families. The name means "Bright, clear, illustrious — Saint Clare of Assisi abandoned wealth to follow Saint Francis into radical poverty, founding an order of contemplative women who prayed while the Franciscan brothers preached. Her name shines with the transparency of a life stripped to essentials, the clarity that comes from wanting nothing the world offers and everything God promises" and belongs to the Light cluster — names meaning radiance, illumination, and hope.

Common among Italian, American, European, Latino, Singaporean, HongKonger, Chinese, Taiwanese, Japanese, Vietnamese families, Clara carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.

Numerology of Clara

Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Clara resonates in either tradition.

How Clara sounds

NameRoot scores the phonetic fit of every name against the sound of your last name. The pronunciation of Clara breaks down into 5 phonemes: /K-L-AA-R-AH/. In the app, you'll see how those sounds flow with your family name across rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters.

The six signals, applied to Clara

NameRoot scores every name across six independent dimensions. Here's how Clara maps to each — install the app to see the full compatibility score for your specific family.