Middle names for Clara

1-syllable middle names

Clara has 2 syllables; a 1-syllable middle name gives a contrasting rhythm.

• Clara Grace grace (virtue name)
• Clara Quinn descendant of Conn (surname)
• Clara Jade jade (the green gemstone)
• Clara Maeve
• Clara Rose rose (flower); originally Germanic 'fame' + 'kind'
• Clara Sloane descendant of Sluaghadhán (surname)
• Clara June June (the month)
• Clara Ruth
• Clara Wren wren (the songbird)
• Clara Faith faith
• Clara Blair field, plain
• Clara Jane God is gracious (feminine of John)

3-syllable middle names

A longer or shorter middle name also keeps the full name from sounding sing-song.

• Clara Sophia wisdom
• Clara Sofia wisdom
• Clara Violet the violet flower
• Clara Gianna feminine of Gianni (John)
• Clara Madison son of Matthew (or of Maud)
• Clara Naomi my pleasantness
• Clara Lillian lily (probably)
• Clara Delilah
• Clara Leilani heavenly lei; royal child
• Clara Josephine feminine of Joseph: God will add
• Clara Genesis origin, beginning
• Clara Madelyn woman of Magdala (via Madeline)

Classic and vintage middle names

Names that have lasted (timeless) or are coming back after a century (vintage revival), by our measured style lists.

• Clara Dorothy gift of God
• Clara Ruth
• Clara Frances Frenchwoman (feminine of Francis)
• Clara Maria
• Clara Rose rose (flower); originally Germanic 'fame' + 'kind'
• Clara Julia
• Clara Florence flourishing, blooming
• Clara Louise famous in battle (feminine of Louis)
• Clara Josephine feminine of Joseph: God will add
• Clara Hazel the hazel tree

Middle names from Clara's era

Names whose popularity rose and fell with Clara's, so they feel of a piece with it.

• Clara Lena short form of Helena, Magdalena and similar names
• Clara Lillie the lily flower
• Clara Lottie pet form of Charlotte
• Clara Bertha bright
• Clara Fannie pet form of Frances; "Frenchwoman"
• Clara Della
• Clara Jessie
• Clara Matilda might + battle

Try it with your last name

The surname changes everything: a middle name that flows with Clara can clash with your last name. Check Clara with a middle and last name for rhythm, initials and the monogram.

How these were chosen

There is no official record of middle names, so these come from sound rules, not popularity: a different number of syllables from Clara, a different first sound and ending, and no repeated consonant or vowel run-on where the names meet. Initials depend on your last name, so the full-name checker tests them. Candidates are names given to at least 2,500 girls in the last five years. Style groups use our measured style lists, and "same era" names are those with the most similar popularity curve to Clara.