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I like Bethany, I think it's lovely. It's also not very common, which is nice. I'd go with Bethany Jordan Kimberly or Clara Jordan Kimberly, it depends which sounds best with the surname.

I don't dislike any of them, however, Susannah is by far my favorite. I think it has the most going for it (history, class, beauty, not overly common). I'd say Bethany is my least favorite because I'm not as fond of its sound or meaning.

Clara, which I adore. I love Susannah too.

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I hate Bethany for several reasons. For one thing, it's a place name. For another, it's cutesy, ugly, whiney, and I can't see it on anyone over the age of five. I just can't picture it on a grandma or a president.

Bethany has no connection for me, whereas there is a poem about Susannah that I think about. I think Clara is very classy and underused. Bethany has no spark and seems dull to me. I do like Beth though.

I love the name Bethany, but I thinkk the flow is wrong in with those mns.

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Out of all the possibilities Susannah Kimberly Jordan has the best flow. I also like the nn Susie though I know you probably won't use it, and Susannah is such a nice name to see.

I liek both Bethany and Susannah, I'd prefer Susannah if you wouldn't use "Anna" as a NN, I prfer it with "Sanna" or no NN, otherwise I'd prefer Bethany.

This message was edited 10/28/2007, 8:45 AM

Bethany is the best.

I think as a whole, the name Kimberly Jordan works on its own and definitely does not need any of those names on the front.

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Of the three, I love Susannah and Bethany, but I'm neutral on Clara. Bethany definitely doesn't work with Kimberly in the same name, so I would never use those in a combo. Susannah Kimberly Jordan has the best flow to me, so I would be most likely to use that. Plus, the girl has the advantage of about 10 zillion nicknames. :-)

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Clara seems a little pretentious and old-fashioned, especially when next to such "modern" names as Kimberly and Jordan.

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Bethany does have a lovely sound. If you omit Kimberly and just use Bethany Jordan, you've got yourself an excellent name there.

I don't have anything against Bethany or Clara, but I love Susannah, so that would be my choice. :)

My favorite out of those names is Bethany, mostly because I love the nn Beth.

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BUT - with the mns Kimberly Jordan / Jordan Kimberly, I prefer Clara. Bethany and Susannah seem too long to me.

I'd prefer Clara.

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I like when middle names have different endings from the first, so BethanEE and KimberlEE are kind of repetitive. And I've never really liked the name (like, ever. Since first grade or so)

I don't really dislike Bethany as far as just the sound of it goes. I just think of it as a somewhat manufactured name in that it's a place name in the Bible, not a personal name, and has only started to be used as such recently. That just makes it seem like a fad name to me, like Madison. It's a name that will go out of style. I have a name like that myself. Mine was an invented name, it came into style, and then it went out of style. I know that when these names go out of style, people then tend to say that they don't like them. And that kind of hurts your feelings. So I wouldn't want to give my daughter a name like that. I hope that made sense. I prefer old, classic names.
Susannah and Clara are both nice. It's true that Susannah has the (to me) disadvantage of the nicknames Sue and Suzy, which I dislike. And even if you didn't want her called by those, I think people would still tend to do it. If those nicknames don't bother you, I'd pick Susannah. It's really beautiful. If they do bother you, I'd pick Clara. It's a fine old name that I think is ready for revival.

I prefer Clara Kimberly Jordan best. I think it would be better if it was just Claire. Not a fan of Susannah because all I can think of is "Oh Susannah don't you cry for me". It sounds hill billish. Although I do like the name Suzanne.

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Bethany is gorgeous! I actually prefer it to Clara but I don't think it goes as well with the middle names that's why it didn't make the top list. Bethany and Kimberley together is too many "Y" endings.

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I like Clara
Susannah is very dated and Susan and Suzy are awful nns.
Bethany is too cutsy Beth is much better, i couldnt imagine a 30 year old Bethany and way to popular in England.

Nothings wrong with Bethany, I just find it too sweet. It also seems dated paired with those mns.

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Clara is ok, but I much prefer Clare.

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My vote goes to Susannah, which is lovely :) She can have nn's Sanna, Susie, Sukie if its too much.

Susannah.

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I'm just not a big fan of either of the other names, or your middle names.

None of them are my style really, but Bethany is actually my favorite of the three. My list (in order from top = highest) are:

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Bethany Jordan Kimberly
Bethany Kimberly Jordan
Susannah Kimberly Jordan
Susannah Jordan Kimberly
Clara Kimberly Jordan
Clara Jordan Kimberly

This message was edited 10/28/2007, 3:06 AM

I prefer Bethany to Susannah or Clara! Although I do love Savannah. Bethany Jordan Kimberley gets my vote.

Clara Jordan Kimberly.

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As for why I dislike Bethany, I'm just tired of all of the Beth names. Plus I once knew a Bethany who exemplified all of the traits I would never want a child of mine to possess.

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I like the name Bethany, I just think that it would sound too repetitive in the combo with Kimberly (whichever way round you put Jordan and Kimberly). I like Susannah better than Clara as a name (although I love Claire/Clare), but I think Clara sounds better in the combo you've chosen. Was this helpful at all? lol