I see both
Clare and
Claire as a buff/fawn colour because that's the colour of C for me.
I like
Clare for its traditional English vibe but think
Claire looks prettier. So
Claire wins by a whisker, especially were I to use a French mn such as
Isabelle or
Mireille or
Marguerite.
But I see the merit in
Clare, especially teamed with with a traditional English name like
Eleanor or
Isabel or
Margaret.
re
Clara - a variety of tulip bulb is called "Dame
Clara Butt" (after a British singer) pronounced clair-uh by mum, so that's how I say
Clara. I quite like that pronunciation, but there seem to be so many competing pronunciations that I'm too confused to use
Clara.
This message was edited 10/6/2012, 12:36 AM