Clara
f.
Latin clara 'clear, bright'.
The name of a 13th C Italian saint.
- Czech Republic
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- Latin
- ● 1349 Clara (nom) chlumecky 96,
Clare (dat) ibid. 98;
1350 Clara (nom) ibid. 192,
Clare (dat) ibid. 179;
1353 Clara (nom) ibid. 116,
Clare (dat) ibid. 119;
1355 Clara (nom) ibid. 114;
1356 Clare (dat) ibid. 164;
1358 Clara (nom) ibid. 210, p. 30
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1377 Clara (nom) FenPT-2 p. 4;
1381 Clare (nom) Suffolk1381 p. 82
- ◑ 1300 Clarote (nom) ProcSuf-vol3 p. 238
- Early Modern English
- ● 1587 Cleare DEmar-vol2 p. 13
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1138x1162 Clara (abl) clairvaux-12thc 74;
1179 Cara (abl) ibid. 173,
Clara (abl) ibid. 172
- Germany
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- Early New High German
- ● 1497 Clara Nurn1497 52
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1304 Clara (nom) AnnMin6 XII,
Claræ (gen) ibid. XII
- ◑ 1265x1339 Clarina (nom) BBC-Berg 80
- Spain
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- Latin
- ● 1487 Clara (nom) carbonell p. 11;
1488 Clara (nom) ibid. p. 16;
1489 Clara (nom) ibid. p. 30,
Clarae (gen) ibid. p. 30;
1490 Clara (nom) ibid. p. 43;
1491 Clara (nom) ibid. p. 52;
1492 Clara (nom) ibid. p. 66
- Catalan
- ● 1510 Clara valencia1510 3693
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Clara". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Clara.