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Help[Opinions] Clara
Friends of mine are considering Clara for their baby girl due in August.
WDYT?
I really like it, it seems sweet, but classy. The mother likes it after the character in the nutcracker ballet, which is good a reason as any to like a name I think. MN will probably be Sophie
WDYT?
I really like it, it seems sweet, but classy. The mother likes it after the character in the nutcracker ballet, which is good a reason as any to like a name I think. MN will probably be Sophie
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How are they pronouncing Clara?
I personally love both ways of pronouncing it. CLAR-ah or CLAIR-ah are both very pretty. I think I slightly prefer CLAR-ah.
I loved this name when I was a child because of the Nutcracker. One of my best friends in Elementary school named Lauren was a ballerina and she got to perform each year in Seattle's most prestigious production of it at the Pacific Northwest Ballet. One year she was one of the little girls, another year a mouse, and then the next a toy soldier. But then she moved away from Seattle to a place in Michigan.
Clara Sophie is a very cute and sweet combo with a bit of elegance to it. I definitely approve of this combo.
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I personally love both ways of pronouncing it. CLAR-ah or CLAIR-ah are both very pretty. I think I slightly prefer CLAR-ah.
I loved this name when I was a child because of the Nutcracker. One of my best friends in Elementary school named Lauren was a ballerina and she got to perform each year in Seattle's most prestigious production of it at the Pacific Northwest Ballet. One year she was one of the little girls, another year a mouse, and then the next a toy soldier. But then she moved away from Seattle to a place in Michigan.
Clara Sophie is a very cute and sweet combo with a bit of elegance to it. I definitely approve of this combo.
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This was my great-grandmother's name. For years, I considered the double fn Clara Mar as a way of honoring two women in my family. Now though, I have extremely bad associations with the name because of a girl I know who I was extremely close friends with and who said and did some insanely hurtful things towards me.
I suppose I still like the name - you are right, it is sweet and classic. I think it carries well and is not dated.
I suppose I still like the name - you are right, it is sweet and classic. I think it carries well and is not dated.
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I like it; the only one I've ever known was a very impressive person who kept her dysfunctional family together by sheer strength of character.
But, I was startled to hear that in the US it (sometimes?) rhymes with Sarah. The lass in Nutcracker has the European pronunciation of CLAH ra, which is what I'm used to.
But, I was startled to hear that in the US it (sometimes?) rhymes with Sarah. The lass in Nutcracker has the European pronunciation of CLAH ra, which is what I'm used to.
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Yeah, I was shocked to learn about the Sarah-esque pronunciation when I looked at the name's info on BtN. I find it absurd. You wouldn't pronounce Tara, Lara or Mara with an AIR sound. If I wanted to pronounce it CLAIR-a, I would spell it Claira.
CLAH-ra is the superior pronunciation, in my opinion.
CLAH-ra is the superior pronunciation, in my opinion.
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I live in the US. I usually pronounce Clara, Tara, Mara, Lara and Sara as CLAR-ah, TAR-ah, MAR-ah LAR-ah and SAR-ah. I see them pronounced both ways with the AIR and the AR sound but I've met slightly more AR than AIR.
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Hm, fancy that. I'm from Australia myself - South Australia. I words like dance, chance etc with the AH sound, although I know some parts of Australia, like NSW, pronounce it ANce. These regions might be open to pronouncing Clara your way - I'm not sure. Of course I like my natural pronunciation of words/names more. :)
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It's not an absolute fave of mine, but I like it and it's not overused, so it's kinda refreshing. Not so fond of Sophie though... It's getting so boring.
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Your friends look like they're going to be good namers. Clara Sophie is a sweet combo.
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Oh, I love Clara! It's effortlessly dignified.
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