Claudia?

[BertieBasset]

We have really struggled to find a girl's name we both like, boy's name no problem though! I am now 38 weeks and time is running out.

What do you think of Claudia and what middle names go with it? I think Roase goes well, but is quite popular as a middle name. Any thoughts?

Claudia - lovely, classy name.

Did you mean Rose as not heard of Roase? If so, then yes sounds great.

or

Claudia Eve
Claudia Jane
Claudia Lily

Thank you - yes I did mean Rose! Bump got in way of typing

Oooo loving Claudia Lily - that sounds fab.

Yes it does sound rather lovely

The meaning would put me off, sadly.

Claudia is lovely. I prefer Lily to Rose, every other little girl has Rose for a middle name atm.

Claudia Jane is also lovely!

Claudia is top of our list for this bump, so for your excellent taste Bertie

Have found middle names an interesting challenge though: names starting with vowels don't really work as they run into the final -a; names ending in -a don't work as too matchy (which sadly rules out some of my favourites); some consonant-starters just sound wrong because of the consonants in Claudia, e.g. D names don't really work. Perhaps I'm overthinking this Anyway, here's what's on my list atm:

Claudia Frances
Claudia Faith
Claudia Helene
Claudia Mimi
Claudia Seren
Claudia Willow
Claudia Rowan
Claudia Margot
Claudia Saffron

Love Claudia

Claudia Alexandra
Claudia Aurelia
Claudia Bay
Claudia Elizabeth
Claudia Faye
Claudia Lavinia
Claudia Louisa
Claudia Ophelia
Claudia Olive
Claudia Pearl
Claudia Penelope
Claudia Sage
Claudia Seraphina
Claudia Sorrel
Claudia Tallulah
Claudia Tamara

Claudia Faith is lovely Seren is very pretty too.

I love it!

I'd put it with something simple though. Maeve or Joy maybe.

Claudia Margaret
Claudia Daisy
Claudia Helen
Claudia and almost any pretty family name would be nice, and keep the rellies sweet.

Claudia Jane

Sigh
I have 4dds and DH vetoed Claudia for all of them....

I love it!

Claudia is a lovely name - I wouldn't let the meaning put you off.

But - the world does now officially have enough girls with the middle name of Rose, May, May and Lily.

• Mae

ooh star I like Claudia Willow.

Claudia Bay sounds like a holiday spot to me

Claudia Nathalie
Claudia Frances
Claudia Eloise
Claudia Elise
Claudia Holly
Claudia Meghan

although those prob go against all the vowelly things you said

My DD is Claudia Louise.

Lovely name, I don't know the meaning. I like it pronounced the proper way - Cloud-ee-a.

Claudia is derived from the Latin Claudius meaning disabled/lame. Shame, as it is a nice name otherwise.

I love the name but we bought our house off a Claudia with the same surname as and I'm sick of seeing her name on the letters we still get! And I know a Claudia and she's a miserable so and so.

Thank you for all the ideas. I know the meaning is lame, but another name I liked was Cassandra so not great implications there either! And not just because of Delboy

We already have Jane as a middle name for dd1, but I think it does go well with Claudia. I didn't think that many names went with it tbh, but clearly they do I just havde no imagination. Particularly like Louise and Joy, but will run the thread past DH later and see if we can come to a decision. Which will be no mean feat I can assure you.

Thanks again!

Lovely name, Rose, Louise and Joy all lovely too.

Claudia Jean (West Wing..)
Claudia Anne
Claudia Iris

Claudia Willow is lovely.
Claudia Lillith
Claudia Kate

Are you pronouncing it claw-dia or cloudier?

Surely 'claw dia', 'cloud dia' is the German pronunciation.

Yes Claw-dia - I am not cosmopolitan enough for Cloud-ia I'm afraid