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How do you pronounce Clara?

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Is Clara pronounced Claire ah or is it pronounced like lara with a c in front?

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  • rubyjem00rubyjem00 member
    I pronounce it Clair - uh.
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  • Hopefull11Hopefull11

    imagemj.reilly:
    CLAIRE-uh

    Ok thanks, thats how I was thinking.

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  • forensicmamaforensicmama member
    imagemj.reilly:

    CLAIRE-uh

    It is also pronounced CLAHR-uh, but I have not heard this prn as much in the United States.

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  • anna7602anna7602 member
    With all due respect to posters above, I have never, ever, ever heard it pronounced as Claire-uh. Everyone I know with this name pronounces it Clahr-uh. This includes Germans, Hispanics and Americans in New York (I specify New York because perhaps we're influenced by the high percentage of foreign-born residents?).
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  • PhilsWife07PhilsWife07 member
    Claire-uh
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  • EXL311EXL311 member
    Claire-uh.  I've never heard it pronounced Clahr-uh.
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  • robynlesleyrobynlesley member

    imageanna7602:
    With all due respect to posters above, I have never, ever, ever heard it pronounced as Claire-uh. Everyone I know with this name pronounces it Clahr-uh. This includes Germans, Hispanics and Americans in New York (I specify New York because perhaps we're influenced by the high percentage of foreign-born residents?).

    Hmmm... I disagree.  Even though I'm not in New York but in NJ, I've only ever heard it pronounced Claire-Uh. My parents and in-laws were all raised in NYC.

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  • Ms MollyMs Molly member

    I pronounce it Claire-uh

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  • iris427iris427 member

    imageanna7602:
    With all due respect to posters above, I have never, ever, ever heard it pronounced as Claire-uh. Everyone I know with this name pronounces it Clahr-uh. This includes Germans, Hispanics and Americans in New York (I specify New York because perhaps we're influenced by the high percentage of foreign-born residents?).

    There are two Claras in my husband's family and they pronounce it "Clahr-ah" in Spanish and "Claire-uh" in English.

    In the US I would pronounce it Claire-uh unless told otherwise. 

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  • SubtleGrandeurSubtleGrandeur member

    Beautiful name!  It always makes me think of The Nutcracker... :)

    I pronounce it Claire-uh.

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  • rktorkto

    when I read Clara, I always think of Heidi and the sick cousin.  (am I tripping? that was her name, right?)

    anyway, her name rhymed with Far-ah

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  • OctoberCAPAOctoberCAPA member
    I've only ever heard Clara like Lara with a "c" or like the beginning of the word "clarity."  I've never heard Clair-uh.  I grew up in PA and live in CA.
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  • PubliusPublius member
    From most native English speakers I have heard it as Claire-uh.  From non-native English speakers it is clahr-uh.  In German it's clahr-uh.
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  • 718gemini718gemini member

    imageanna7602:
    With all due respect to posters above, I have never, ever, ever heard it pronounced as Claire-uh. Everyone I know with this name pronounces it Clahr-uh. This includes Germans, Hispanics and Americans in New York (I specify New York because perhaps we're influenced by the high percentage of foreign-born residents?).

    Same as this, but I live in NY too. 

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  • sweetpea2003sweetpea2003 member

    Clare-uh

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  • trebmaltrebmal
    Claire-uh for me
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  • iLikeSlothsiLikeSloths
    Claire-uh
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    Claire-uh
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    imagePublius:
    In German it's clahr-uh.

    My grandmother was born in Ulm and pronounced it Claire-uh. 

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