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Which name is better

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Donnaj28 · 10/01/2021 13:43

Hi, this is the last time i need your opinion because we can't decide.
Claire April Rose
Claire April Elise

I like Rose a little more. But not sure in this combination Smile

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ParisJeTAime · 11/01/2021 21:44

I think Elise sounds better than Rose.

I think Claire April Rose sounds like a description? Light April Rose!

yankeedoodledandee · 11/01/2021 14:22

@lemonsquashie

Wow, is Claire making a comeback?

It is indeed. OP named her baby Claire in November but changed her name when she was days old. She is now considering calling one of her twins, due in March, Claire.

BigusBumus · 11/01/2021 14:22

I asked (genuinely) why the OP had chosen Claire, not out of snidiness but real interest what the story was behind the choice. I was ignored. 🙁

FKATondelayo · 11/01/2021 14:21

@JustGotToKeepOnKeepingOn

No one has called the name Claire boring. I was just wondering why OP has chosen the name after meeting 4 recently Hmm
Apologies - no-one called it boring - you are right. 'Dreary' 'out of fashion' and 'dated' were the terms used.

No I am not a Claire Yoni Grin - I have another 'dreary', 'dated' Gen X name much loathed on here so I obviously empathise!

bestsquirrelinthewholehole · 11/01/2021 14:14

I don't like Claire, but I do like April Elise.

JustGotToKeepOnKeepingOn · 11/01/2021 13:27

No one has called the name Claire boring. I was just wondering why OP has chosen the name after meeting 4 recently Hmm

YoniAndGuy · 11/01/2021 13:05

@FKATondelayo

Also the OP didn't ask for any opinions on Claire.
#backstory Grin
FKATondelayo · 11/01/2021 12:47

Also the OP didn't ask for any opinions on Claire.

FKATondelayo · 11/01/2021 12:46

Claire is a lovely name - it's only because there are so many Gen X Claires that it's become over-familiar. It's a beautiful, classic French name.

The people who call it boring probably called their daughters Amelie or Isabella - which will be in the same position in 20 years.

I prefer Elise.

TheDaydreamBelievers · 11/01/2021 12:25

Claire April Rose B... or Claire April B. I dont really like Elise.

AdelaideK · 11/01/2021 12:19

Elise is a much nicer name than Rose.
I do prefer Rose and April to Claire though.

JustGotToKeepOnKeepingOn · 11/01/2021 12:17

It seems odd to me to choose the name Claire when you met so many 'Claire's' on your recent holiday.

Doesn't that tell you that your DD could be lost in a sea of Claire's when she starts school?

YoniAndGuy · 11/01/2021 11:54

Fair enough on Claire, we're probably the wrong age group to appreciate it!

Clare is better though. MUCH better.

Jane would be SO much better than June, too. Just so much more class. I get you want the April - June thing, but it's interesting for about 1 second then seems naff and they are both slightly rubbish lightweight names.

Clare April Elise if you must, Clare Rosemary/Rosamund Elise better
Jane Melody Maureen, Jane Melissa Maureen, Jane Miranda Maureen - if you must have Maureen, having another M in the middle makes it sound much more interesting and flows really well?

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Donnaj28 · 11/01/2021 10:33

@lemonsquashie i think soSmile when i went on vacation last summer i camera across 4 Claire's under the age of 7

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RubyFakeLips · 11/01/2021 09:45

Rose is very trite and unfortunate initials should she be overweight.

Elise is far prettier but if they are interchangeable and neither have much meaning to you, I would skip them all together. Neither combination has flow. Claire April is sufficient.

No opinions on Claire, its a perfectly good name if you like it.

lemonsquashie · 11/01/2021 09:28

Wow, is Claire making a comeback?

JustGotToKeepOnKeepingOn · 10/01/2021 23:46

I agree with others about the name Claire. I think Clara is much nicer, Clara Elise Rose flows well.

alexdgr8 · 10/01/2021 22:33

Rose

Firebird83 · 10/01/2021 22:30

Elise. Rose is overused as a middle name.

JohnBarron · 10/01/2021 22:25

Elise, it’s lovely. Rose is boring, every girl has Rose as a middle name right now. Also too many R’s in all the names. Elise flows better.

MercyBodle · 10/01/2021 22:21

Claire is lovely. I would choose Elise for the better initials and I think it sounds a little better.

PrivateParty · 10/01/2021 21:52

@resm

I think Claire is a great pick for what it’s worth. Also think Rose flows better.

Don’t think you need to worry about initials as you don’t really include your middle name day to day for anybody to notice it spells a word.

Unless your work includes having to sign your initials all the time. If there's other people the other same 2 initials, middle name initials come into it. We have a couple of funny ones in work..
resm · 10/01/2021 21:43

I think Claire is a great pick for what it’s worth. Also think Rose flows better.

Don’t think you need to worry about initials as you don’t really include your middle name day to day for anybody to notice it spells a word.

YoniAndGuy · 10/01/2021 20:16

Don't have a little CARB!

They're both ok. Claire is dreary though, sorry.

The middle names don't matter so much really so I'd go for Elise.

partyatthepalace · 10/01/2021 20:10

Rose - it flows better

I like Clare without the i personally...