If we are not Italian in the slightest.. is it ridiculous tp call a child...

[allaboutme]

Chiara?

We are english and alreadt have two DCs with quite traditional english names...

[dadintheshed]

I've heard a lot worse!

[dadintheshed]

I've heard a lot worse!

[splodge2001]

nope - chiara - though italian doesnt sound uniquely so

[Mammina]

no I think it's fine - it was the name of my italian penpal years ago

[thell]

I think it's fine!

[Metella]

It's very pretty.

[ShrimpOnTheBarbie]

It's lovely.

[loobylu3]

It's v pretty and sounds fine. What are your other 2 called (if you don't mind me asking)?

[Rindercella]

I love the name Chiara. Don't think it'd be a ridiculous choice for you at all.

[allaboutme]

other two are Edward and Oliver

[nowwearefour]

how do you pronounce it? sounds pretty but i am prob saying it wrong in my head

[Pyrocanthus]

I don't think it's unheard of here - it's lovely.

[castille]

It's pretty but without an Italian connection I'd go for Clara I think.

[Lizzylou]

Lovey name, very pretty.
What is your surname like?

I loved Roman whilst pg, but we have a very Northern sounding surname, coupled with the fact we lived in Ramsbottom it just sounded naff

[Pyrocanthus]

If your surname was Ramsbottom, that would make an outstanding name!

[Pyrocanthus]

Though Roman Colchester might be misunderstood.

[allaboutme]

You pronounce it
Key ah ra

surname slightly french sounding (althugh not french at all!)

[stroppyknickers]

I would think you couldn't spell Keira, and it sounds a teeny bit too much like Kiaora or whatever that drink was...

[muggglewump]

I have a Niamh and we're not Irish, so I think it's fine.

[Lizzylou]

Or Roman Bath?

If it goes with your surname do it!

[nickelbabe]

i love the name Chiara, because I have a friend called that.

I have to warn against it for a couple of reasons: everybody used to pronounce it chee-ara (with a "church" type "ch") instead of Keeara

and we used to sing the Kia-ora song - which might sound irrelevant for today, but i saw a retro kia-ora advert on a sky channel a couple of months ago.
my Chiara thought it was great because it said "we all ador-a" and she thought that was sweet.
(she was italian, btw)

[PixiNanny]

I'd call my kid Chiara... but only because I heard it on Farscape first

Seriously though, it's okay, I'd be more inclined to name kids uniquely but still not too uniquely that it's weird...

[jkklpu]

a lovely name - Italian for Claire

[MaggieBeBold]

no. Clara is Spanish and Claire French for the same thing.

[aiti72]

Lovely name, we have Kiara!