Clara
f.
Latin clara 'clear, bright'.
The name of a 13th C Italian saint.
- Belgium
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- Middle Dutch
- ● 1336 Claeren (dat) RSG1336-39 p. 10
- Dutch
- ● 1597x1598 Clara BoonenGes p. 339
- Czech Republic
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- Latin
- ● 1343 Clara (nom) Rössler2 20, p. 13;
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,
Clare (dat) ibid. 265, p. 32;
1360 Clara (nom) ibid. 480, p. 40
- 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
- Dutch
- ● 1576 Clara AuFr Voets;
1591 Clara ibid. Franssen;
1594 Clara ibid. p. 91;
1597 Clara ibid. Colijns;
1598 Clara ibid. Duijman
- ◑ 1578 Klaarken AuFr p. 91;
1596 Claercken ibid. Velthuijsen
- Early Modern English
- ● 1587 Cleare DEmar-vol2 p. 13
- Middle French
- ● 1573 Clare WCS p. 8
- ◑ 1569/70 Clarette WCS p. 6;
1583 Clarette ibid. p. 17;
1594 Clarette ibid. p. 105
- Walloon
- ● 1591 Clare RWC p. 17
- ◑ 1581 Clarette RWC p. 562;
1582 Clarette ibid. p. 4;
1583/4 Clarette ibid. p. 8;
1591 Clarette ibid. p. 19;
1592 Clarette ibid. p. 24;
1597 Clairette ibid. p. 47;
1599 Clarette ibid. p. 54
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1138x1162 Clara (abl) clairvaux-12thc 74;
1179 Cara (abl) ibid. 173,
Clara (abl) ibid. 172
- Middle French
- ● 1564 Claire RegPCC-1 p. 54;
1567 Claire ibid. p. 313
- Germany
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- Early New High German
- ● 1497 Clara Nurn1497 52
- Hungary
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- Latin
- ● 1305 Clara (nom) Slíz p. 79, s.n. Clara;
1308 Clara (nom) ibid. p. 79, s.n. Clara;
1309 Clara (nom) ibid. p. 79, s.n. Clara;
1311 Clara (nom) ibid. p. 79, s.n. Clara;
1323 Clara (nom) ibid. p. 79, s.n. Clara;
1325 Clare (dat) ibid. p. 79, s.n. Clara;
1331 Clara (nom) ibid. p. 79, s.n. Clara;
1332 Clara (nom) ibid. pp. 79-80, s.n. Clara;
1334 Clara (nom) ibid. p. 80, s.n. Clara;
1335 Clara (nom) ibid. p. 80, s.n. Clara,
Clare (dat) ibid. p. 80, s.n. Clara;
1336 Clara (nom) ibid. p. 80, s.n. Clara;
1337 Clara (nom) ibid. p. 80, s.n. Clara;
1338 Clara (nom) ibid. p. 80, s.n. Clara;
1339 Clara (nom) ibid. p. 80, s.n. Clara;
1341 Clara (nom) ibid. p. 80, s.n. Clara
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1265x1339 Clara (nom) BBC-Berg 1148;
1304 Clara (nom) AnnMin6 XII,
Claræ (gen) ibid. XII
- ◑ 1265x1339 Clarina (nom) BBC-Berg 80
- Italian
- ◑ 1513x1521 Chiarina LeoX p. 25
- Spain
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- Latin
- ● 1487 Clara (nom) carbonell-I 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
- Spanish
- ● 1576 Clara Catalogo-5.2 4050
Cite as: A. Brown, M. Slíz, S.L. Uckelman. "Clara". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Clara.