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Niamh or Nancy or Claudia

36 replies

ShuttersAndMirrors · 16/01/2014 14:19

DH is Irish so we could go for Niamh, which I love (and will go with Irish surname) but am also really drawn to Nancy. Claudia is DH's fave but I'm not mad about it, thought I would throw it in there though.

Surname is like O'Brien but less common. We aren't having a middle name.

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ElizabethBathory · 16/01/2014 15:09

I don't know what the meaning of Claudia is but it's just boring. Claude is cool!

BunnyLebowski · 16/01/2014 15:03

Yep.

And Ameila is the name of a birth defect. Doesn't stop it from being inexplicably popular.

squoosh · 16/01/2014 15:02

Why is Claudia the ONE name that people go on about the meaning of? There are tons of names with less than pretty meanings but for some reason people fixate on Claudia.

Mary - bitter
Cameron - crooked nose
Persephone - bearer of death
Cecilia - blind

squoosh · 16/01/2014 14:54

Niamh - boring.

Nancy - ok

Claudia - like

ElizabethBathory · 16/01/2014 14:52

Love Nancy, like Niamh.

Not a fan of Claudia at all.

AnythingNotEverything · 16/01/2014 14:30

I've already chosen Nancy as my number one name for our next DC. We're not even TTC yet.

I love it.

gruffalosfriend · 16/01/2014 14:29

Another vote for Niamh - lovely name.

The meaning of Claudia would put me off too, unfortunately. Nancy is the town of Nancy in France for me.

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ShuttersAndMirrors · 16/01/2014 14:25

Oh I had no idea about Claudia. I think DH had a thing for La Schiffer growing up hence why he likes the name (that in itself is surely a reason to avoid!!)

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lebkuchenlover · 16/01/2014 14:22

Niamh is a great name - classic, underused and especially great if you've Irish heritage.

Nancy is too cutesy/unfeminine and Claudia, whilst sounding nice, has an unforunate meaning (from the latin claudus = disabled/lame).

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BunnyLebowski · 16/01/2014 14:21

Nancy. It's cute and feminine and different without being crazy.

Niamh is becoming very popular over here but in Ireland it's a bit dated and not one of my favourite names.

Dislike Claudia.