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Amelia or Clara?

35 replies

ILikeRed · 02/09/2014 17:41

I've loved the name Amelia FOREVER, but now that I'm finally expecting a baby girl the popularity aspect bothers me. I also love Clara, but don't want to feel that I'm going for my second favourite name (especially as I don't actually know ANY Amelia's in RL!)

Which do you prefer and why?

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Allalonenow · 02/09/2014 22:04

Clara wins hands down, sassy, with plenty of Oomph factor but still very charming. Pretty for a little girl but also interesting for a grown up.

MrsBungle · 02/09/2014 21:54

Clara is much nicer.

SanityClause · 02/09/2014 21:54

Clara!

Lovely!

pilates · 02/09/2014 21:53

Clara

burgatroyd · 02/09/2014 21:45

Clara is nicer.

Username12345 · 02/09/2014 19:44

IMO Clara is popular too.

Out of the 2 I like Amelia.

Strokethefurrywall · 02/09/2014 19:20

Prefer Clara - much sweeter and less popular.

Montsti · 02/09/2014 19:18

I really like Emilia not so keen on Amelia but do prefer it to Clara which is a little bit "in" at the moment. Amelia is super popular but has been around for a while.

babyblabber · 02/09/2014 19:04

I think it's a really tough one! I loved loved loved the names sophie and chloe all my life and then when I started having babies they were both top 10.

DD is Sophia which DH preferred and it got me over the popularity issue (although obviously very similar). not sure if I would have gone with sophie but way prefer Sophia now anyway.

now pregnant again and I can't find a girl's name I love so am thinking about chloe again. it's fallen out of the top 10 (in Ireland) but it's not exactly original and ideally i'd prefer something a little different to the normal run of the mill names.

so i'm no help, but will be watching this thread with great interest!

I do think that there are so so many names these days that even top 10 names aren't given to that many babies when you look into it.

Lunastarfish · 02/09/2014 18:33

I like both but Amelia is somewhat overused. You could change the spelling Emelia Emilia