Claudia or Harriet?

[Mythoughts]

After much debate, we are settled on these two names, I prefer one and my DH prefers the other. Which do you prefer?

Claudia. Harriet is very ugly. Makes me think of Hairy, or hairytoilet. i know this is just me. But it is totally grim and Claudia is beautiful. From one extreme to the other!

Claudia, definitely. I feel like Harriet is a bit 'wet'. Claudia is feisty and not to be messed with

Oooh no, I LOVE Harriet!

Doesn't Caudia mean cripple?

Claudia does mean 'lame' but to be fair, there are plenty of other names with random meanings, so I'm not letting that put us off.

Harriet for me on the grounds of being more flexible and more pretty.

Currently crushing on Hatty as nn.

Harriet is awful, brings to mind a spoilt chubby little girl on a Shetland pony.

Claudia is the polar opposite, a willowy elegant girl with a long fringe who reads loads and knows how to do 60's eye makeup.

I'm aware I'm over thinking but we are considering girls names at the moment too, and these two have come up a few times (by DP)

I think the meaning of a name is important, you're sending a message to your child.

Claudia just screams 'lame/disabled' to me, sorry. Perhaps I've studied too much Latin though .

I love Harriet.

And yes, other names have 'random' meanings but the names Claudia/Claudio is excactly derived from the latin claudus meaning lame/crippled. Shame as it a nice name otherwise.

yeah but Amelia means no limbs and that's the number one name.

Claudia by a mile.

I love Hattie but Harriet is plain and prim.

Harriet is lovely, not keen on claudia.....

Harriet is one of my favourite girls names ever

Claudia is lovely, Harriet a bit frumpy.

Claudia definitely. It's lovely. Harriet is horrible (sorry)

Claudia, much prettier & classier, I didn't know the meaning but it wouldn't put me off.

Harriet/Hattie is bland.

Not hugely keen on either, sorry, but I would choose Claudia over Harriet every time. nn Claudie, Claude.
disclaimer - I know a HArriet and a Claudia, and prefer the Claudia!!

Claudia I think. But I'm not keen on either of them I'm afraid. But both are quite acceptable names.

Didn't think that Amelia meant no limbs in latin.....

Harriet

I like them both, but I know a small Claudia (age 7) who is fab... gutsy, funny, bright, beautiful.

So I'd go for Claudia ( I'm not related to her BTW!)

slightly biased here but I definitely prefer Harriet - laughed at the suggestion that Claudia was feisty and Harriet weak - our Harriet is the feistiest child you could meet!

I don't dislike Claudia - but Harriet (IMO) does have more options - our daughter is currently Hats/Hatsy but has a name that will see her through adulthood.