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Clarite

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Psammead · 19/06/2011 17:22

pronounced ClaREETA (we are not in UK) as middle name. Totally bonkers? It has family significance.

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wineandcheese · 19/06/2011 17:25

Haven't heard that name before - where's it from, and is it well-known where you live?

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meditrina · 19/06/2011 17:27

I've never heard it before either. But I think it would be fine in the middle.

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Psammead · 19/06/2011 17:36

Well, it's made up.

The thing is, DD has both of my grandmother's names as her MN. They go together very well to form a new name. Think May + Daisy = Maisy or similar. Or Anne + Yvette = Annette.

So I would like to honour DH's grandmothers by combining their names, but it's not so neat and tidy as with mine. My best effort so far is Clarite.

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BooBooGlass · 19/06/2011 17:37

It sounds like a breath mint. Sorry

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wineisfine · 19/06/2011 17:39

Evokes facewash for problem skin for me, but depends where it'll be used... What are the names?

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Psammead · 19/06/2011 17:41

Clara and Marguerite.

Arf @ facewash. The thought crossed my mind, too Grin

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Pancakeflipper · 19/06/2011 17:41

Personally - yurgh. Sounds like red wine or a cross between Clarks shoes and Startrite.

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meditrina · 19/06/2011 17:43

Now I'm wondering what the names are! Could you give her two middle names?

One of my DCs has an unusual family name in the middle - so I think weird but significant is normal there.

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wineandcheese · 19/06/2011 17:43

Oh they are beautiful names on their own! Can you use both as her first and second names? (Sorry, that probably isn't helpful...)

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MmeLindor. · 19/06/2011 17:44

I think it sounds like a loo cleaner, sorry.

Clean your loo with Clarite, for a sparkly bowl.

Why not just use your DH's grannies names?

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wineisfine · 19/06/2011 17:45

Oh they are gorgeous names though! If you were dead set on combining I'd cut them right down and go for Mara, otherwise have them both!

Mind you I can talk, DS1 has a very bizarre middle name combination as the relative we wanted to include requested that we also include their family name.

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Psammead · 19/06/2011 17:47

DH only just about agrees to one middle name. Two would be giddy in the extreme Grin

I don't like either enough to use as a first name.

I think it's maybe time to think of something completely different and to hell with trying to crowbar family significance in!

Grin at some of these comments.

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Psammead · 19/06/2011 17:48

Ooh, hadn't thought of Mara.

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TheSecondComing · 19/06/2011 17:50

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Psammead · 19/06/2011 17:53

I like them - I do. But there are names I like even more Grin

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meditrina · 19/06/2011 18:01

Claretta and Clarette are, apparently, real names. But it might sound as if you've been on the Wine

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GrimmaTheNome · 19/06/2011 18:12

It sounds like a brand name for a clear plastic to me - a competitor for Lucite.

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WizardofOs · 19/06/2011 18:14

I think it sounds like a minor semi-precious stone. The sort they sell jewellery made out of on QVC.

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MadameCastafiore · 19/06/2011 18:19

Drain cleaner!

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UndiscoveredApprentice · 19/06/2011 18:28

sounds like a drain cleaner.

What are the two names you are trying to combine, and we could try for you.

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UndiscoveredApprentice · 19/06/2011 18:29

Sorry, just spotted the names above.

I would combine them as Mara, which I think is lovely.

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basingstoke · 19/06/2011 18:29

Mara much better.

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ensure · 19/06/2011 18:36

Mara works well!

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Psammead · 19/06/2011 18:43

Thanks for the suggestion. MUCH better than Clarite

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birdofthenorth · 20/06/2011 12:18

Mara sounds nice! Otherwise Clarita would be better spelling to my British eyes -Clarite looks like "Blairite" to me!

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