Given name & surname · also German

Klar

“pure, clear”

Klar is a surname from German, ultimately from Latin. It is used in English and Polish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Klar goes back to a word meaning “pure, clear.”

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Where it comes from

Klar comes from German, and ultimately from Latin.

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How it developed

From Latin Hilarius.

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Klar’s family of names

In English usage, Klar as a surname shares a linguistic root with Hillary. In English usage, Klar as a surname has a related form in Clara. In German usage, Klar has a conventional equivalent in the English form obvs.

Walk Klar’s family in the name graph

KlarΚλαρClaraKlarrHillary

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Klar, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Latin

Klaro

Klaro is a given name from Latin. It is used in Esperanto.

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Germanic

Golmar

“power, authority”

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Latin

Caister

“city, town”

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Latin

Bolívar

Bolívar is a surname from Basque, ultimately from Latin. It is used in Spanish.

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Latin

Oller

“potter”

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Latin

Kȧjfaś

Kȧjfaś is a given name from Latin. It is used in Vilamovian.

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Latin

Xaintrailles

Xaintrailles is a surname from Occitan, ultimately from Latin. It is used in French.

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Latin

Arão

Arão is a given name from Latin. It is used in Portuguese.

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Klar’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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