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Girl first name

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kaezarose · 03/12/2019 08:35

It's really starting to drive me crazy but I can't get settled on a first name for a girl.
The middle name will be LaClaire. I like unique and pretty names.
First names being considered are Averi and Luna, but the issue with the Luna is the last name also starts with L so I'm trying to keep away from it
And suggestions?

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stophuggingme · 10/12/2019 18:09

A bit stripper Grin

I like Araminta LaClaire mm Minty ?

user1493494961 · 10/12/2019 18:07

Luna LaClaire sounds a bit 'stripperish'.

Thetimetravelerswife · 10/12/2019 16:26

Lila?
Mila?

They give me Luna vibes

Spied · 10/12/2019 11:46

I like Genevieve LaClaire.

Flymetothestars · 10/12/2019 11:42

Another vote for Luna LaClaire!! What a great name- love it!

Quizeerascal · 09/12/2019 17:12

Floris
Laurel
Clover
Audrey
Talitha

ShannonShouts · 09/12/2019 16:02

Autumn?

hannahfaith · 09/12/2019 15:59

Margaret, Annette, Beatrice all sound lovely with LaClaire.
As someone else said middle names aren't spoken out much so it's a place where you can get a little more creative and use something you wouldn't as a first name. I think LaClaire is beautiful

s3tut0y3r · 06/12/2019 22:33

Annette is pretty and different nowadays. Also French

Leopardprintboots · 06/12/2019 11:16

I love Luna. Luna LaClaire sounds amazing

Other suggestions:

Edith / Edie
Margaret /Maggie
Clementine/ Clemmie
Roxanne/Roxanna
Pearl
Delilah
Ottilie (Ottie)
Cora
Eliza
River
Winter
Jemima

Enko · 06/12/2019 11:16

Meredith
Rowena
Ramona
Aida
Nia
Zia
Zelda
Rosita
Rosea
Rochelle

PsychosonicCindy · 06/12/2019 11:13

I like Luna and middle names aren't used that often verbally so chance to be as unusual as you like I think!
What about

Winter
Marigold
Storm
Bluebell
Tallulah
Marina/Martina
Eden
Cadence
Fenella

FizzyGreenWater · 06/12/2019 11:04

Luna LaClaire is great though. I like the alliteration, and most of the time she will be Luna - a lovely, fairly unusual but easy to say and spell choice.

I think it's a very good mix for a full name which is wacky and unusual but no problem for everyday life. As long as Luna is good with your surname.

One thing I would NOT do is use Averi spelled like that (or Avery at all - it's not great, very harsh). The i ending makes it ambiguous - it reads more as if pronounced as if the 'a' is as in 'cat' (as opposed to what I assume you'd want which is Ay-veree) So kind of Ah-veree.

Confusing and not a very nice name tbh.

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kaezarose · 05/12/2019 07:11

Also @MrsNoMopp I didnt know that was a thing but it sounds very pretty and I love it and @b3x3y I really e joy Florence as a name but I live somewhere nearby a city called that so I dont like the association :/

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kaezarose · 05/12/2019 07:08

I really quite like a lot of suggestions I've gotten. Thanks all! And perhaps unique isnt the word I'm looking for but maybe just.. different? Not like Jane or Ann but something with a little more oomph😂😊

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diddlediddle · 04/12/2019 19:01

@VenusClapTrap 🤣

VenusClapTrap · 04/12/2019 17:51

Itis I LaClaire

Ricekrispie22 · 04/12/2019 16:22

Cassia
Margaux
Juno
Pandora
Aurora
Sylvie
Sydney
Cassidy
Darcy
Eden

Astronica · 04/12/2019 12:34

Just be aware that neither of your names fits the description 'unique' - they really are quite popular in fact.

Alba
Frankie
Allira
Zara
Aerin
Minna
Briar
Eda
Gaia
Inez
Xanthe

MrsNoMopp · 04/12/2019 08:43

Sofia LaClaire
Romy LaClaire
Jasmine LaClaire
Emma LaClaire
Nina LaClaire
Carmen LaClaire
Zuri LaClaire
Manon LaClaire

b3x3y · 04/12/2019 08:18

@kaezarose Florence? nn Flo x

MrsNoMopp · 04/12/2019 08:17

Luna LaClaire reminds me of the piano piece Claire de Lune.

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kaezarose · 04/12/2019 07:38

Thanks to those who did suggest as that's what I'm looking for not opinions of what's already decided on. :)

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EleanorShellstrop100 · 03/12/2019 10:44

Averi isn’t a good spelling of Avery, I agree with the previous posters. Luna is nice but not unusual. Luna LaClaire sounds like a character from Harry Potter. I don’t like LaClaire if I’m honest. It sounds like eclair and it doesn’t really work as a middle name - I’ve tried out a few girls names in my head with LaClaire as a middle name and LaClaire just makes all of the names a bit ‘much’.

MikeUniformMike · 03/12/2019 10:37

Averi is awful. It looks like Averil without the l.
Luna LaClaire is a bit much.

None of the names are pretty.

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