Clair

  • [ KLER ]
  • French, English
French form of Clarus (see CLARA).

CLARA   female   Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, English, Swedish, Danish, Late Roman
Feminine form of the Late Latin name Clarus which meant "clear, bright, famous". The name Clarus was borne by a few early saints. The feminine form was popularized by the 13th-century Saint Clare of Assisi (called Chiara in Italian), a friend and follower of Saint Francis, who left her wealthy family to found the order of nuns known as the Poor Clares. As an English name it has been in use since the Middle Ages, originally in the form Clare, though the Latinate spelling Clara became more popular in the 19th century.
EQUIVALENTS
ENGLISH: Clair
FRENCH: Clair
LATE ROMAN: Clarus
FEMININE FORMS
CATALAN: Clara
CROATIAN: Klara
CZECH: Klára
DANISH: Clara, Klara
ENGLISH: Claire, Clara, Clare, Clarette, Claribel, Clarinda, Kiara, Kiarra, Kierra
FRENCH: Claire
GERMAN: Clara, Klara
HUNGARIAN: Klára
ICELANDIC: Klara
ITALIAN: Chiara, Chiarina, Clara, Claretta
LATE ROMAN: Clara
LATVIAN: Klāra
NORWEGIAN: Klara
POLISH: Klara
PORTUGUESE: Clara
ROMANIAN: Clara
RUSSIAN: Klara
SLOVAK: Klára
SLOVENE: Klara
SPANISH: Clara
SWEDISH: Clara, Klara
UKRAINIAN: Klara
OTHER FORMS
ENGLISH: Clarice, Clarissa, Sinclair
FRENCH: Clarisse
ITALIAN: Clarissa
LATE ROMAN: Claritia
PORTUGUESE: Clarissa
SPANISH: Clarisa, Clarissa