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Clara or Elodie

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Quin · 16/09/2012 21:53

Please give your opinions as we cannot decide!

DH and I love both but we each slightly favour one over the other...

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smother · 17/09/2012 23:04

Both are lovely! I'd vote for Clara but that's just me

Gwennan · 17/09/2012 21:41

Clara.

I like both but I always think of L O D when I say Elodie. That said, I think of K T when I say Katie and that's not put plenty of parents off the name.

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Quin · 17/09/2012 20:55

Oh and Dogsmom, it would be C-lara.

I love the Heidi connection and The Nutcracker!

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Quin · 17/09/2012 20:41

Thank you for all your opinions. Seems like a fairly even split. The good news is most people like both names so at least we won't be inflicting a horror on the child.

I have a few months to try and convince DH!

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PeshwariNaan · 17/09/2012 12:01

I love Clara - it's underused and simple!

GoldenPrimrose123 · 17/09/2012 09:17

Clara.

Dogsmom · 17/09/2012 09:14

My nan was named Clara, are you pronouncing it C-lara or Clair-a? (Nan was Clair-a)

GW297 · 17/09/2012 09:08

Elodie with middle name Clara?

SomebodySaveMe · 17/09/2012 07:55

Elodie is lovely.

Pumpster · 17/09/2012 07:35

Stormglass thank you that's it!

Chocolateporridge · 16/09/2012 23:37

Our dd is Elodie Cara so maybe you could do the same with Clara?

Badgerina · 16/09/2012 23:32

Clara is my mum. I love it.

TudorJess · 16/09/2012 22:51

I like them both equally (no help to you, I know!)

Boonyjinkies · 16/09/2012 22:44

Both lovely. Does one go better with your surname?

shartsi · 16/09/2012 22:43

Clara is nice. I prefer Cara though.

bessie26 · 16/09/2012 22:41

Clara

EBDTeacher · 16/09/2012 22:41

Clara

PorkyandBess · 16/09/2012 22:38

Love Elodie, but I fear it is too popular now.

StormGlass · 16/09/2012 22:37

Pumpster - Clara was the wheelchair bound child in the book "Heidi". But Clara had a miraculous return to health after the jealous child Peter threw her wheelchair off a mountain.

OP - I prefer Elodie.

crackcrackcrak · 16/09/2012 22:36

Elodie is one of my baby names. I looked on wiki all the famous Elodies are scientists etc - sold it for me!

youonlysingwhenyourewinning · 16/09/2012 22:34

I love both!

I have a slight leaning towards Elodie though.

saskia87 · 16/09/2012 22:31

Clara for me. Elodie sounds lovely with a French accent (ay-lo-dee), but rather incomplete in britain (like Melody without the M) and I'm not keen on El/Ellie names.

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Quin · 16/09/2012 22:13

Clara seems to be leading just slightly - which is my favourite! Will DH accept the wisdom of mumsnet though...

Thank you to those that have answered so far.

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GW297 · 16/09/2012 22:07

Both lovely names. Prefer Elodie.

Hassled · 16/09/2012 22:05

Clara Clara Clara. Lovely name.