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Claire?

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AvaBird · 06/01/2017 18:14

We've recently found out that we are having a baby girl! I love, love, love the name Claire. We think it's gorgeous, very French sounding and uncommon. Her name would be Claire Victoria. My husband is in love as am I but I wanted to ask your opinions on Claire Victoria. We won't do Victoria Claire because I don't like Vicky or Tori. Her older sisters are Olivia Beatrice and Madeline Laura. Do you think Olivia, Madeline and Claire go well together?

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buttercup54321 · 04/02/2017 23:16

Claire is beautiful and goes well with your other girls names. Victoria is nice for middle name. Or Louise.

KlingybunFistelvase · 04/02/2017 20:36

I'm not keen. It's a little clunky sounding to me.

llangennith · 04/02/2017 20:14

Claire is a lovely name and timeless.

EmmaWoodlouse · 04/02/2017 20:12

I like it and would love to see it revived (ditto Jane). Oddly enough I usually prefer the Clare spelling but I think Claire somehow goes better with your other DDs' names - it looks more sort of lively and sunny, whereas I think of Clare as suiting someone very quiet. Illogical, I know!

lamprey42 · 03/02/2017 22:48

I like it. Goes well with the sibling names. Probably won't be popular again in UK for a few decades (although becoming more popular in n. America - no. 33 in Canada last year).

user1459464195 · 03/02/2017 22:32

I really like Claire Victoria OP. Great name.

ClaireSunflower · 03/02/2017 19:56

I like Claire Victoria, although as a Claire I may be biased! I am a Claire Eloise. Congratulations and good luck deciding on the final name!

Joeybee · 23/01/2017 09:17

Beautiful name, and my fave spelling of it too. Also Claire Victoria seems to flow really well, sounds classy and timeless.
If I didn't have family by the name Clare, then I'd totally use it.

Izzyathome · 14/01/2017 16:40

I don't dislike it, but to be honest if my sisters were called Olivia and Madeleine I'd feel a bit hard done by being the Claire.

MrsMeeseeks · 14/01/2017 14:15

I went to a girls' school in the 1980s and every class had at least two Claires. I can't believe it's considered by some to be unusual! To me, it's one of the standard 70s names, like Nicola, Michelle, Emma or Joanne.

MollyHuaCha · 14/01/2017 13:53

Claire is a beautiful name. To me Claire is strong, intelligent and feminine. Goes well with Victoria. I love it.

Nospringflower · 14/01/2017 13:49

I think it's ok - very plain and not French sounding. I think your other daughters have beautiful names and think this poor wee baby is the plain Jane of them all!

HeCantBeSerious · 14/01/2017 13:44

I've a cousin called Claire. I like it. Her middle name starts with a G, but how often do you use or say your middle names?

How it sounds depends on the accent. Claire said in a Liverpudlian accent doesn't sound at all French.

stoopido · 14/01/2017 13:40

I think it is a very pleasant name but just a bit dated so I wouldn't use it unless it was for a middle name.

twinklefoot · 13/01/2017 17:43

I have named my DC 60s 70s and 80s names like pp said there is smething solid and reliable about their names and the DC love their names! I would go with what you want.

HemanOrSheRa · 13/01/2017 17:40

Claire is a WONDERFUL name and all Claires are lovely people Wink.

Waterfeature · 13/01/2017 17:37

I love Clare (but prefer that spelling to Claire).

INeedNewShoes · 13/01/2017 13:59

Claire is a lovely name but with her older sisters having more girly, flowery names with more syllables to play with, Claire might feel a bit hard done by.

If you were to call her something like Claire Marie or Claire Louise she could choose to run her first and middle name together for a unified-sounding fancier name made up of her first and middle name.

This is coming from someone whose first name is one syllable. I was always a bit sad about having no syllables to play with, no ways to shorten my name to a nickname. It basically gives me no option!

LittleIda · 13/01/2017 13:52

I love Claire Marianne that someone called their baby. Copy that! Smile

LittleIda · 13/01/2017 13:48

Prefer Clare spelling.

LittleIda · 13/01/2017 13:47

Two Clare/Claires in Year 8 i mean, not Sarahs.

LittleIda · 13/01/2017 13:46

I really like Claire/Clare. I think it has a very pretty sound. I also like Sarah. There are two in dd's year at school. (Year 8.) Those are the ones I know of, could be more.

Gspain · 13/01/2017 13:43

Probably being a child of the 80's where every other kid was Jillian, Jennifer, Victoria or Claire I'm not a fan of either TBH but ultimately the choice is yours and if you and hubby like it then go for it. Of my 3 kids someone had something to say on each name so I just ignored them. I like them and that's all that matters to me.

Mouseinahole · 13/01/2017 13:37

Claire Maria
Claire Francesca
Claire Sophia
Claire Imogen

GreenTureen · 11/01/2017 12:45

It's very '80's' to me tbh.

It was one of the massively common names all through school with me. Everyone seemed to be a Claire/Clare/Joanne/Stacey. And everyone seemed to have the middle name Louise.

Not a fan sorry.