From German and Italian Carla. By surface analysis, Carl + -a.
Borrowed from Italian Carla.
Feminine form of Carlos, from Latin Carolus, of Germanic origin. Doublet of Carol,…
Learned borrowing from Latin clāra, feminine of clārus (“bright, shining, clear”), a post-classical name made famous by the 13th century Saint Clara (Clare) of Assisi. Doublet…
Usually explained as Latin alma (“nourishing, kind”). It has also been used as a short form of Germanic compound names beginning with the element Amal-, as in Amelia.
From…
From Late Latin Anna both directly and via numerous other languages, chiefly in reference to St Anne the apocryphal mother of Mary mother of Jesus but appearing in the Vulgate…
From German and Italian Carla. By surface analysis, Carl + -a.
Borrowed from Italian Carla.
Feminine form of Carlos, from Latin Carolus, of Germanic origin. Doublet of Carol,…
Learned borrowing from Latin clāra, feminine of clārus (“bright, shining, clear”), a post-classical name made famous by the 13th century Saint Clara (Clare) of Assisi. Doublet…