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Clara or Lara?

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Guiltypleasurenamenerd · 01/02/2019 22:40

Which one? Can’t decide! Is Clara more classic than Lara?

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pilates · 02/02/2019 20:14

Clara

Pemba · 02/02/2019 16:43

If you are pronouncing Clara to rhyme with Lara I'd pick Lara, which is lovely although 'Clah-ra' is OK. This is the continental European pronunciation.

But I still prefer the original English pronunciation 'Claira' which everyone is fast forgetting, maybe partly due to the Doctor Who character, so I find 'Clah-ra' a bit annoying right now.

MikeUniformMike · 02/02/2019 15:06

Like Lara, don't like Clara. The Cl makes me think of clumsy.
I like Cara and Lara.

Lightning1609 · 02/02/2019 13:14

Love the name Lara, it's also my nieces name, so maybe I'm biased lol.

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 02/02/2019 12:39

Clara.

daisypond · 02/02/2019 09:04

I think they're both nice, but Clara fits in with the Victorian theme that is possibly going out of fashion even now and will be dated soon enough. I do find Lara a bit bland, though. I definitely do not think it's Australian/American. It's Russian, short for Larissa.

RuthW · 02/02/2019 07:59

Love Clara, not keen on Lara.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 02/02/2019 06:48

Lara is lovely

Longdistance · 02/02/2019 05:37

Clara - see my username Grin

17caterpillars1mouse · 02/02/2019 05:04

Lara - i imagine a Lara to be a bit fiesty with a sense of adventure and love of the outdoors

I imagine a Clara to be a bit prissy and high maintaince

Ribeebie · 02/02/2019 03:49

Clara

FlagFish · 02/02/2019 03:32

Clara

DameSquashalot · 02/02/2019 03:31

Clara

foreverblessedbee · 02/02/2019 03:29

Clara 100%Smile

Astronica · 02/02/2019 03:24

I like them both but prefer Clara.

Inthetropics · 02/02/2019 02:02

I like both names, both are Very common here in Brazil. Have you ever heard Lara's Theme? It's from Doctor Zhivago.

DramaAlpaca · 02/02/2019 01:38

I don't consider either of them classic names.

Of the two I much prefer Lara.

The 'cl' sound in Clara is a bit hard & clunky sounding to me & that puts me off it.

WrapAndRoll · 02/02/2019 01:25

Of the two, Clara. Lara sounds too stark.

Claire is due a comeback IMO and would make a change from Clara.

Linnet · 01/02/2019 23:17

Clara

LucyFox · 01/02/2019 23:13

Clara is more classic, but both are very trendy at the moment ...

Butterfly84 · 01/02/2019 23:01

Love both.

TheBluesAreStillBlue · 01/02/2019 23:01

Clara sounds more classic English, Lara more American /Australian - depends what style you like.

Clara all the way for me.

fairybeagle · 01/02/2019 22:55

Clara 😊

Knittedfairies · 01/02/2019 22:52

Of the two, Clara.

IVflytrap · 01/02/2019 22:51

Lara

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