Active discussions

Help protect children from gaming harms.

Take our survey

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Original poster

Claudia vs. Elizabeth

37 replies

CruCru · 22/09/2013 18:54

What do you think?

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Set a reminder
New posts on this thread. Refresh page
HandragsAndGladbags · 05/10/2013 22:03

Yay! I have a Claudia. No one has ever pronounced it Clow dia, always Claw dia,

It's beautiful. Congratulations

Vijac · 05/10/2013 15:59

Many congratulations!!

Onyabike · 05/10/2013 15:35

Congratulations - what lovely news! Enjoy your beautiful newborn baby girl. Smile

HasItStartedYet · 05/10/2013 10:12

Congrats CruCru!!! I was following your posts, well done on choosing a beautiful name, hope both you and Claudia are doing well.

Is she very snuggly? I am on the verge of naming my newborn Claudia too Smile

Chacha23 · 05/10/2013 09:22

both are pretty, I like Claudia better though.

Henry and Elizabeth sounds a bit too Tudor for me!

Original poster
CruCru · 05/10/2013 09:14

Update: our DD was born yesterday morning. We called her Claudia Elizabeth.

OP posts:
sleepingbeautiful · 27/09/2013 04:52

I liked the name Claudia til I heard someone pronounce it Clowdia, and that put me right off.
Elizabeth is lovely, and I like Betsy or Bess for family shortenings.

MmeLindor · 26/09/2013 23:54

I prefer Claudia, and think that Elisabeth and Henry sounds like you are waiting for a Edward to come alone next.

kiwik · 26/09/2013 23:49

I find Elizabeth rather dull and staid, even though it's a classic.
I prefer Claudia by far.

Retroformica · 26/09/2013 22:46

Elizabeth is so versatile. You can get Betty, betsy, Beth, lizzie, Elle from it

viola28 · 26/09/2013 22:44

I personally prefer Claudia - strong feminine latin name. Elizabeth is beautiful and aristocratic, but I see it more as a middle name

Dylemma · 25/09/2013 15:38

Love both! Claudia Elizabeth gets my vote. Nobody shortens middle names so she'll always have Elizabeth in full.

FiddleDeeDees · 25/09/2013 13:34

Had initially planned to call DD Elizabeth as it's such a nice classic name, but went off the idea as we knew it would get shortened to something we wouldn't be so keen on.

She is now called Claudia Elizabeth!

I do think Elizabeth would sound lovely with Henry though.

emmyloo2 · 24/09/2013 08:49

I like both and we had Elizabeth top on our list for my DD who is 17 weeks old. We went with something else. I think Elizabeth goes with Henry a little better and has fabulous nicknames. However, Claudia is more unusual and I think it is a stunning name for a young woman. I always imagine a Claudia to be beautiful. So I would go with Claudia. Now wishing we had given it more thought! (Although I love my daughter's name).

valiumredhead · 23/09/2013 14:34

I was never keen on Claudia tbh and then read on here last week it's Latin for 'lame' our something. On that basis, definitely Elizabeth which is a lovely name.

Original poster
CruCru · 23/09/2013 10:23

Hmmm. Looks like a 50/50 split. At least we whittled it down to 2 (from about 30).

The middle name will probably be Anne. If we go with Elizabeth, the initials will be EAR and if Claudia it will be CAR.

OP posts:
pygmy · 23/09/2013 08:32

Claudia.

CostaLady · 23/09/2013 07:21

Elizabeth, but I am biased because I am a Beth.

alarkthatcouldpray · 23/09/2013 07:00

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

sleepywombat · 23/09/2013 06:55

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

StuckOnARollercoaster · 23/09/2013 06:49

I prefer Elizabeth (was on my list) because I like Beth.
Claudia is ok and inoffensive but I find it harder to picture a little Claudia than a little Beth.

saintmerryweather · 23/09/2013 06:43

there are far too many elizabeths around, i would go for claudia

Sammie101 · 23/09/2013 06:36

Elizabeth! But then again I'm biased because my little girl is Elizabeth Grin and she does get called that by some people even though me and her dad nearly always refer to her as Libby

Plus you can shorten it to so many different names, liz, lizzie, Libby, Beth, Elle, Eliza, izzie, effie etc etc

Vijac · 23/09/2013 05:50

I like both but prefer Elizabeth.

InStyle · 23/09/2013 05:41

Claudia Elizabeth? Beautiful. I do love Elizabeth but I fear you'd eventually be the only people calling her that. Bit like poor Liz Hurley - forever reminding us her name is Elizabeth, yet the world insists on calling her Liz!