Clemency?

[DaisyBug]

Whaddya think? Kate Silverton recently used this for her baby.

it's all over the place atm. i predict a large surge of popularity.

i think lots of people think of Clementine as a guilty pleasure, and seem to see Clemency as a less fruit-bowl-y and therefore more useable alternative.

i think it's very pretty but then i like virtue names. DH would turn up his nose though, too unusual for him.

I love it - it's just gorgeous.

love it

Just makes me think of people stuck in foreign jails.

yy, it is something granted at the last minute by the Governor of Texas in John Grisham novels.

It's dreadful.

like clementine better, clemmie is a cute nn for both names

Personally I prefer Clementine. Clemency just seems a bit 'legal', iyswim...

Lovely

I happen to think it's a beautiful name, but I would - it's mine. There are very few Clemencys my age; I've only come across one or two others and I've always loved how unusual it is. I also regularly get complimented on my name, so I can recommend it, if you're thinking of it.

Very few people know what it means, but it does mean 'mercy' and is sometimes used in a formal legal setting, but that has never bothered me.

beautiful name meaning mercy-the writer Susan Hill used it for one of her daughters

Much better than Faith, Hope etc. I'd expect a Clemency to be quite well to do.

Really like it.

Absolutely love it. It is my first choice if we have a girl next time

I really like it, and it's on my list for any future DD. But the lack of a NN that appeals is a downside for me :(

I've been trying to force evyone I know in rl and on he to have q dd called Clemency for years. Look at me riding the zeitgeist!

One of my middle names is Clemency and I can't say I like it very much. Partly because it has no nice shortenings. Clem/Clemmie are not very nice
IMO.

i really like it :)

don't like it at all, even worse than Clementine, sorry...

For me "clem" means "stuck", not that it matters much in a british environment... but even in English it doesn't sound very pretty.. I like more feminine girls' names.

I much prefer Clementine - works better in most other languages.

But I'm not keen on Clemmy - sounds quite harsh.