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Clare

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SunflowerOwl · 09/06/2021 11:01

We were pretty set on Thea for our DD due in August but I keep coming back to the name Clare. DH likes it but thinks it's a bit dated and prefers Thea.

I feel like the closer we get to the due date the more undecided I feel!

What do people think of the name Clare? Middle name will likely be Elizabeth.

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CherryonBiscuit · 09/06/2021 12:40

Thea is much nicer
Clare sounds really harsh like glare to me. Horrible sound

ozzyfroggy · 09/06/2021 12:00

It's true I've always seen it as a dull name but recently it's grown on me. I prefer it to Thea as many people don't say their THs properly Smile. If it works well with your surname why not? It'd be quite unique these days.

LaTomatina · 09/06/2021 11:58

I love it. Like PP I would choose Claire because it looks better to me.

Marauder94 · 09/06/2021 11:54

I'm a Clare.

I hate it! It's dull, everyone misspells it. The running joke of Claire's accessories is infuriating.. and it doesn't suit me.

FayCarew · 09/06/2021 11:52

It's better than Thea, which I don't like at all.

It was very popular in the 1970s though and I've never met a nice one.

Moonshine11 · 09/06/2021 11:38

I prefer the spelling Claire

AnyaMoondial · 09/06/2021 11:37

I’ve always liked the name Clare. Can’t go wrong really, and I think it can be good for a name not to be mega fashionable.

WilsonMilson · 09/06/2021 11:31

Clare does feel dated. Clara is nicer, though still not mad keen on it.

Violetlavenders · 09/06/2021 11:31

Thea is indeed quite trendy as is Theo for boys.

Clare is underused and will be more memorable.

So I'd choose Clare.

emmathedilemma · 09/06/2021 11:30

I like Thea but it seems to be becoming increasingly popular, every other baby is Thea or Theo at the moment. I think Clare / Claire is an underused classic, it's pretty inoffensive and hard to create nn from.

TatianaBis · 09/06/2021 11:21

It’s a close relative of mine’s name and she has always loathed it as she says it’s really dull. (She’s right tbh).

If you have to I much prefer the Clair/e spelling.

I like Clara though.