Baby names - Claudia

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What do you think? Pros and cons why like/dislike?

I've known 3 Claudias (all claw) and they were all lovely. I taught two and they were both in the same class. Never taught any others in all the thousands I've taught over the years!

Love it, want to use it!

Cloud-ia won't work unless you move to Italy

I love it but I pronounce it clord-ia rather than cloud.

I love it, it was my grandmother's name. Pronounced claw dia in the UK. Cloud dia is the European pronunciation. Really not with a K, please.

Was on my list if DS had been a girl, I think it's a beautiful name (claw-dia). DH vetoed because he has no taste.

Love it. Very strong name. Works for both a baby and a CEO.

Okay I'll have to ask what's wrong with Klaudia pronounced Cloud ee a ? Does it not sound as strong ?

Klaudia has no twist! It's naff. Don't do it!

Are you a Kardashian?

It's trashy as fuck if you spell it with a K, that's why.

Erm I don't get the Kardashian thing either.
I don't really know much about them but I don't think there is a Klaudia amongst them ?! 🤷🏻‍♀️

Im a claudia prn claw dia.

For the love of God (or just your child), don’t do the naff ‘K’ thing. You’re not a Kardashian (I assume). It’s not classy. It’s not a ‘twist’. Think of the poor girl who has to spend her life a) correcting people’s spelling all. The. Time and b) having her parents’ taste judged all. The. Time.

Erm I don't get the Kardashian thing either.
I don't really know much about them but I don't think there is a Klaudia amongst them ?!

Oh. Still the school holidays. 3/10.

Okay I am getting really confused now sorry. Mumsnet HQ feel free to delete this thread if you think I am a school kid spending my evening asking people what they think of a name?!
Geez people get a grip.

IMO the "K" is awful. It's not a "K" name. Why would you want to make it one?

Because my parents are from Eastern Europe and that's how it would be spelled there.

Right, well, there’s a drip feed

OP, you’re posting in the UK. Here it’s spelt with a ‘C’ and a K (with an Anglo surname at least) wouldn’t be a ‘twist’, it’d be seen as trashy as hell. Unfortunately. If she’d still have your parents’ surname then you’re far more likely to get away with it but she’ll still spend her entire life here explaining it.

And it’s a lovely, lovely name in itself that could take a girl and woman anywhere.

We were put off using it when we found it meant, ‘lame’. DH felt like it would be tempting fate somehow-it sounds silly now.

I still like the name.

Spell it with a K if you want OP. MN often doesn't realise that people live outside the U.K. and might have different spellings for things

It's a lovely name whether it's Claw or Clow, with a C or a K.

@rockbird this is a UK forum so it's reasonable to assume that most people posting are in the UK. Further, if op had said from the start that she likes Klaudia (kloud-ia) and mentioned Eastern European roots I expect most people would have said it was nice but that in the UK the name is normally pronounced claw-dia and spelt with a C so she might find pronunciation/spelling issues.

I think you only have to be here for a very short time before you see that posters come from all over. Besides, it doesn't take much effort to consider other possibilities for a moment rather than jumping in with the yucks.