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Middle name for Claudia

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GloomyTubeNosedBat · 14/10/2010 17:03

DH wants Amelie which I like but then her initials would be CAC, which I don't like for obvious reasons.

Need a name like Louise but can't have that as it's dd1's middle name. Any bright ideas anyone?

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Deliaskis · 18/10/2010 16:40

LOL at the West Wing fans on here. DH and I are having problems because we like lots of WW names - really like Claudia (although probably Claudia Jane instead of Jean), and Josiah (Edward), and Toby.

But it makes us sound like loons doesn't it?

I guess if we only used one of them it would be OK?

Agree in general short names work well with Claudia - Eve, May, Grace etc.

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LaRagazzaInglese · 18/10/2010 14:07

Claudia Jane

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GloomyTubeNosedBat · 18/10/2010 10:22

thank u. Also thanks to everyone for all the other suggestions.

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MmeBodyInTheBasement · 18/10/2010 09:19

That is a very pretty name, well done.

Hide the baby name books now and don't tell anyone the name you have chosen until after she arrives.

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GloomyTubeNosedBat · 18/10/2010 09:14

We've settled on Claudia Elizabeth. The fact that DH and I have actually agreed on two names has kind of amazed both of us, so we aren't going to search any further!! The Italians won't have to pronounce the "th" on a daily basis as it's her middle name.

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MmeBodyInTheBasement · 18/10/2010 08:56

Claudia Rose is very pretty, but Rose is very popular at the moment.

Will you need something that the Italian side of the family can pronounce?

Claudia Ellen

Claudia Eve

Claudia Ruth

Claudia Iris

I think that short names work well with Claudia.

EvilEyeButterPie · 18/10/2010 08:48

Patricia? We considered that for DD2 but DH felt like a class traitor and I refused to call her Plebia :)

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GloomyTubeNosedBat · 18/10/2010 08:47

MMBITB not German but Italian

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EvilEyeButterPie · 18/10/2010 08:45

I'd go for Claudia Octavia Julia. Mainly because I was watching I clavdivs last night.

MmeBodyInTheBasement · 18/10/2010 08:44

Btw, OliviaMN, do you not have a baby name thread running? I am sure that we could all help you with a name. :)

ValiumSkeleton · 18/10/2010 08:42

I didn't watch x factor but Jedward sounds like a normal name to me now. Confused The power of the media.

What about Red? (with Reuben Edward in full)

MmeBodyInTheBasement · 18/10/2010 08:42

I love Josiah Edward / Jed. Cool name. Does rather out you as a WW nut though.

Here, Gloomy - CJ was played by Allison Janney

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OliviaMumsnet · 18/10/2010 08:29

I was coming on to suggest Claudia-Jean
I am seriously considering josiah edward JEd if this baby is a boy Grin

MmeBodyInTheBasement · 18/10/2010 08:21

Gloomy
The West Wing is a fictional account of life in the West Wing of the White House, ie. the President and staffers. It is a FAB series, and CJ Cregg, the White House press secretary is a wonderful character. A clever, funny, kind and thoughtful woman.

Is the Cloud-ia side of the family German? That is how DH's family would pronounce it.

Rhubarbgarden · 16/10/2010 20:01

How about Claudia June?

LisMcA · 16/10/2010 17:56

My friend has a Claudia Helen, she gets Claudie as a NN

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GloomyTubeNosedBat · 16/10/2010 09:57

it would be pronounced Cloud-ia by half the family and Clawdia by the English half! Never heard of the West Wing - assume it's a TV programme. Is she a nice Claudia?

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MmeBodyInTheBasement · 15/10/2010 17:10

Wasn't it Claudia Jean on West Wing?

Then you could call her CJ :)

Lovely name. Was quite popular in Germany a few years ago.

Would you pronounce it Clawdia or Cloudia?

MentalFloss · 15/10/2010 17:06

Ooh! Just seen you're thinking of Elizabeth, it is a lovely classic name as is Claudia.

Don't worry about the meaning, it is a beautiful name!

DandyDan · 15/10/2010 13:11

I've also studied Latin and can totally get away from the meaning. It's a very pretty name.

mopsyflopsy · 15/10/2010 12:56

It is a shame about the meaning, but it would bother me (but I've also studied Latin, so can't get away from the meaning).

If you still go for it, I like Claudia Rose best.

tammytoby · 15/10/2010 11:56

If you've ever studied Latin, you may know that Claudus means lame, disabled. So any name derived from Claudus e.g. Claudia or Claudio will have the same root and meaning.

This may or may not bother you (or your daughter, more importantly).

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GloomyTubeNosedBat · 15/10/2010 11:48

Claudia means "lame" or "crippled", but only because of the Emperor Claudius who was supposedly crippled. But long-dead Roman blokes with limps aren't really featuring in my considerations on name choices.

"Claudia" is also the name of an ancient Roman people - I don't think all of them had limps. And it certainly hasn't done Claudia Schiffer any harm!!

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annoyingdevil · 15/10/2010 11:14

What does it mean? I'm intrigued. I have always loved Claudia. DP vetoed it, so I kept it for the cat

batsforlashes · 15/10/2010 10:40

JamieLee- LOL: My DD is Claudia and was very nearly Claudia Jean for that very reason. Quite possibly one of my favourite tv characters of all time.

We decided in the end to go with Claudia Grace.

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