Clara may refer to:

Organizations

CLARA Clara may refer to: Organizations * CLARA, Latin American academic computer network organization * Clara.Net, a European ISP * Consolidated Land and Rail Australia, a property development consortium People * Clara (given name), a feminine giv ...

, Latin American academic computer network organization * Clara.Net, a European ISP *

Consolidated Land and Rail Australia Consolidated Land and Rail Australia (trading as CLARA) is a property development consortium proposing a high speed rail network for the Australian east coast that would funded by the development of new smart cities along the route. The company b ...

, a property development consortium

People

Clara (given name) Clara or Klara is a female given name. It is the feminine form of the Late Latin name ''Clarus'' which meant "clear, bright, famous". Various early male Christian saints were named Clarus; the feminine form became popular after the 13th-century S ...

, a feminine given name (includes a list of people and fictional characters with this name) *

Saint Clara Clare of Assisi (born Chiara Offreduccio and sometimes spelled Clara, Clair, Claire, Sinclair; 16 July 1194 – 11 August 1253) was an Italian saint and one of the first followers of Francis of Assisi. She founded the Order of Poor Ladies, ...

or Clare of Assisi ; Surname *

Florian Clara Florian Clara (born 11 February 1988) is an Italian luger who has competed since 2005. A natural track luger, he won five medals at the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships with three golds (Men's doubles: 2009, Mixed team: 2009, 2011) an ...

(born 1988), Italian luger *

Roland Clara Roland Clara (born 8 March 1982 in Bruneck) is an Italian cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. He finished 36th in the 50 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Clara's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Champio ...

(born 1982), Italian cross country skier

Places

France

Clara, Pyrénées-Orientales Clara-Villerach (; ca, Clarà i Villerac) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Clara-Villerach is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. Toponymy ...

, a commune of the Pyrénées-Orientales ''département'' in southwestern France

Ireland

Clara, County Kilkenny Clara () is a Catholic Parish in the Diocese of Ossory (Roman Catholic): also one of the Civil parishes in Ireland. Both parishes are located in County Kilkenny in the Republic of Ireland. Clara Catholic Parish The Catholic Parish of Clara ...

, a parish *

Clara, County Offaly Clara () is a town on the River Brosna in County Offaly and is the 10th largest town in the midlands of Ireland. The town had a population of 3,336 as of the 2016 census. Clara's local services include churches, banks, credit union, schools, ...

, a town in Ireland **

Clara Bog Clara Bog is one of the largest relatively intact raised bogs remaining in Ireland. It lies southeast of the R436 regional road between the village of Ballycumber and the town of Clara, in County Offaly. Much of the bog is state-owned and ma ...

, a wetland near the town of Clara, County Offaly *

Clara, County Wicklow Clara or Clara More () is a townland and small clachan consisting of a bridge over the Avonmore River and a number of buildings in County Wicklow in Ireland. The village is situated halfway between Laragh and Rathdrum on the R755 road, and is ...

, sometimes referred to as the "smallest village in Ireland"

United Kingdom

Clara Vale Clara Vale is a village situated on the south bank of the River Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England. Once an independent village in County Durham it became incorporated into the new metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear in 1974 as part of the Metropol ...

, a village in Tyne and Wear, England

United States

Clara, Florida Clara is an area in Taylor County, on the border with Dixie County, Florida. It is between Perry and Cross City on U.S. Route 98 in Florida. The area around Clara was home to Putnam Lumber Company operations in the early 1920s, a business that b ...

, area on the border of Taylor County and Dixie County *

Clara City, Minnesota Clara City is a city in Chippewa County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,360 at the 2010 census. History Clara City developed as a railroad station for the Willmar & Sioux Falls Railway. Clara City was founded in 1887. It is name ...

Clara, Mississippi Clara is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Wayne County, Mississippi, United States. It is located at (31.5804410, -88.6964273). The population was 386 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Demographics As of the 20 ...

, a small community in the United States *

Clara Township, Potter County, Pennsylvania Clara Township is a township in Potter County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 177 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all land. Clara Township is border ...

, a township in the United States *

Santa Clara, California Santa Clara (; Spanish for " Saint Clare") is a city in Santa Clara County, California. The city's population was 127,647 at the 2020 census, making it the eighth-most populous city in the Bay Area. Located in the southern Bay Area, the cit ...

, a city in Santa Clara County

Extra-terrestrial

642 Clara 642 Clara is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. Discovered by Max Wolf in 1907, it is named after one of the housekeepers in Wolf's household. References External links

* * Background asteroids Discoveries by Max Wolf, Clara Named min ...

, a minor planet orbiting the Sun

Other uses

Clara (beverage) Shandy is beer or cider mixed with a lemon or a lemon-lime flavored beverage. The citrus beverage, often called lemonade, may or may not be carbonated. The proportions of the two ingredients are adjusted to taste but are usually half lemonade ...

, a Spanish term for shandy *

Clara GAA Clara GAA ( ga, CLG Chláraigh) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club situated in the small parish of Clara in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Focused mainly on hurling and camogie, the dominant sports in the county, Clara's greatest achievements to ...

, sports club in County Kilkenny, Ireland *

Clara GAA (Offaly) Clara GAA is a GAA club based in Clara, County Offaly, Ireland. It participates in competitions organized by the Offaly GAA county board. The club fields both Gaelic football and Hurling teams. History The club was founded in 1884 and was the ...

, sports club in County Offaly, Ireland *

Clara railway station Clara railway station serves the town of Clara in County Offaly. The station lies on the Dublin to Galway and Dublin to Westport or Ballina line. History The station opened on 3 October 1859. Clara was once a railway junction, with a branch ...

, County Offaly, Ireland *

Clara (Mirbeau) Clara is the main character in the French novel '' ''The Torture Garden' ( ''Le Jardin des supplices'', 1899), by Octave Mirbeau. A free woman Clara, who has no last name or civil status, is an English woman with red hair and green eyes: � ...

, the main character in Octave Mirbeau's 1899 novel ''The Torture Garden'' * ''Clara'' (magazine), French feminist magazine * ''Clara'' (opera), a 1998 opera by Hans Gefors, libretto by Jean-Claude Carrière * ''Clara'' (moth), a genus of moth * ''Clara'' (plant), a genus of plant in subfamily

Agavoideae Agavoideae is a subfamily of monocot flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, order Asparagales. It has previously been treated as a separate family, Agavaceae. The group includes many well-known desert and dry-zone types, such as the agave ...

Clara (rhinoceros) Clara ( – 14 April 1758) was a female Indian rhinoceros who became famous during 17 years of touring Europe in the mid-18th century. She arrived in Europe in Rotterdam in 1741, becoming the fifth living rhinoceros to be seen in Europe in moder ...

, which toured Europe in the mid-18th century * ''Clara'' (TV series), a German TV series * Clara cells, former name of

club cell Club cells, also known as bronchiolar exocrine cells, and formerly known as Clara cells, are low columnar/cuboidal cells with short microvilli, found in the small airways ( bronchioles) of the lungs. Club cells are found in the ciliated simple e ...

s in the lungs * Clara.io, an online 3D modeling, animation and rendering tool * ''Clara'', a 1987 one-act stage play by

Arthur Miller Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright, essayist and screenwriter in the 20th-century American theater. Among his most popular plays are '' All My Sons'' (1947), ''Death of a Salesman'' ( ...

* ''Clara'', a 2006 song from "

The Drift ''The Drift'' is the thirteenth studio album by American solo artist Scott Walker, released on 8 May 2006 on 4AD. Apart from composing the soundtrack to the film ''Pola X'', the album was Walker's first studio album in eleven years and only his ...

" by Scott Walker * ''Clara'' (2018 film), a Canadian sci-fi drama * ''Clara'' (2019 film), a Ukrainian animated fantasy film