Chiara

Chiara is a word and place name of Italian origin, meaning "clear." It may refer to:

People

First name Chiara

• Saint Clare of Assisi, in Italian Chiara d'Assisi
• Saint Clare of Montefalco, in Italian Chiara da Montefalco
• Chiara Berti, contestant on US TV show Big Brother 3.
• Chiara Boggiatto, an Italian Olympic swimmer (b. 1986)
• Chiara Civello, an Italian singer-songwriter
• Chiara Iezzi, an Italian singer (b. 1973)
• Chiara Lubich, founder of the Focolare movement
• Chiara Mastalli, an Italian actress, appears in the HBO series Rome
• Chiara Mastroianni, an Italian-French actress (b. 1972)
• Chiara Nappi, an Italian physicist
• Chiara Siracusa, a Maltese pop singer
• Chiara Zanni, a Canadian voice actress
• Chiara Zorzi, regent for her son the Duke of Athens (d. 1454)
• Paola e Chiara, Italian sisters and pop singers
• Edelfa Chiara Masciotta, Miss Italia for 2005

Last name Chiara

• Francesca Chiara, an Italian singer with the band Lovecrave
• Margaret Chiara, a U.S. attorney fired by the George W. Bush administration
• Maria Chiara, an Italian lyric soprano
• Piero Chiara, an Italian writer (1913-1986)

Places

• Santa Chiara, Rome, a church in Rome, Italy
• Santa Chiara (Naples), a religious complex in Naples, Italy
• Santa Chiara a Vigna Clara, a church in Rome

Music

• Chiara is a song by Andrea Bocelli from the album Cieli di Toscana

See also

• Chiaramonte
• Keira (disambiguation)