Klar

• As a German and Jewish surname, from klar (“pure, clear”). Also from Klara, German variant of Clara.
• Also as a German surname, from a derivative of Latin Hilarius (English Hillary).

Klar (plural Klars)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Klar is the 17258^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1641 individuals. Klar is most common among White (89.4%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Klar”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 314.

• Karl, Kral, Lark, lark

• IPA^(key): /klar/
• Rhymes: -ar
• Syllabification: Klar
• Homophone: klar

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Klar m inan

1. Klarälven (a river in Norway and Sweden)

Borrowed from German Klär, from Latin clārus.

Klar m pers

1. a male surname from German

Klar f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname from German

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Klar f

1. genitive plural of Klara

• Klar in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Klar in PWN's encyclopedia
• “Klar”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022