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Claudia ...

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rubyslippers · 19/04/2009 09:57

Am pondering

No.1 choice is still Matilda (i think) but i think this is very nice too

so, yay or nay?

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Shoshe · 21/04/2009 08:32

I like both, in fact two of my favorite little girls are Matilda and Claudia, but ROMILLY! is th nicest of names

Leannabanana · 21/04/2009 08:21

gillydaffodil - re comparable tv series to WW - The Wire.....its the best piece of tv ever made IMO....

sory to go completely off topic

i do like Claudia too....

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rubyslippers · 20/04/2009 19:25

i think Claudia has it

i have never watched the West Wing - maybe i should?!

I do so love Mad Men but don't really want a Peggy or Betty

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ruty · 20/04/2009 18:04

dislike Matilda too.

ruty · 20/04/2009 18:04

i love it.

screamingabdab · 20/04/2009 17:53

I said Claudia Jane, didn't I ? clearly i was not concentrating.

I wish I was CJ

HarryB · 20/04/2009 15:56

Gilly, we will be too, but for some reason, I like to watch WW in the autumn/winter. Could be for the cosy factor.

Claudia Jean is lovely. Like MmeLindt says, a strong character. Have we talked you into it OP?

MmeLindt · 20/04/2009 14:58

I like Claudia, it is quite popular in Germany where they pronounce it Cloud-ia rather than Clod-ia.

Does remind me of CJ (another WW fan) but that is a very positive association. Strong character.

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HarryB · 20/04/2009 14:39

I'm with you there Gillydaf, good old CJ. Loved it when the president called her by her full name.

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screamingabdab · 20/04/2009 14:23

gillydaffodil Oh yes, call her Claudia Jane - what a cool role model

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RachieB · 20/04/2009 09:49

much prefer Claudia to Matilda which just reminds me of a mouse! lol

TheOldestCat · 19/04/2009 22:38

Claudia is lovely - I also know two lovely Claudines and a Claudette.

BeehiveBaby · 19/04/2009 22:35

Claudia very pretty, I know a 14mth old one. I couldn't do Cecily because it means 'blind'.

Tommy · 19/04/2009 22:34

Claudia is a very dear friend of mine

Matilda is becoming more common (although it is very nice)

I would go for Claudia

hulabula · 19/04/2009 22:32

Claudia is the feminine form of Claud, a variant of the Latin Claudium which does mean lame/disabled in latin.

Still a nice sounding name, though.

LynetteScavo · 19/04/2009 22:19

I love the name Claudia (DD was very nearly Claudia). However I don't like the meaning of the name, at that was important to me.

daisy5 · 19/04/2009 22:17

I struggle to believe that Claudia originally meant 'lame'. It just seems too coincidental that the famous Emperor Claudius, had a lame leg. I suspect the word entered the Latin dictionary as a result of the emperor having a poor leg, although am willing to be proven wrong.

Anyway, it really is meaningless in modern day society. I named my daughter Claudia and get told frequently how many people think the name is beautiful and suits her perfectly. In Latin, Laudatus means 'praisworthy' so I think that has more significance.

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rubyslippers · 19/04/2009 19:59

thank you everyone

think Claudia may have the slight edge ATM

am sure it will all change or we may have a boy

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broguemum · 19/04/2009 17:12

I have a cousin Claudia who is known by her English speaking relatives as Chloe or Cloudie. I like it but the meaning of the name bothers me a bit. Shouldn't do but it does.

Matilda - I love the meaning and all the short versions - Tilly, Tilda, Mattie, Milly, Maudie, Maude....

Both lovely names.

screamingabdab · 19/04/2009 17:07

I like Claudia, much more than Matilda, because I think it's much more suitable for a teenager, and an adult.

LuluisgoingtobeanAunty · 19/04/2009 15:21

i don;t thikn it matters a jot
it is a gorgeous name

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