Annie or Clemency

[Justcantdecide]

Help! Two weeks to go and just can't decide.

Love Clemency. But too posh? And dd1 also begins with C.

Love Annie too, but worry I'll regret not using Clemency.

Have middle name sorted.

Straw poll and comments please.

Clemency is beautiful - elegant, feminine and underused!

Annie - gorgeous! Also love Anna.

Love Annie.

Clemency sounds a bit try hard to me.

This on is tricky for me ...

I'd choose Annie because out of the two name choices, I would prefer my name to be Annie.

I'm not struck on Clemency as I actually think it sounds a little less feminine. If the choice was between Annie and Clementine, though, Clementine would win hands down.

Told you it was tricky!

Clemency for me - beautiful name that sounds great on a little girl (Clemmie) and an adult. Also like Clementine.

Clemency is beautiful! As a primary school teacher,have never come across one either. And even Clem for short sounds cute.

Gorgeous! Can you have both?

Clemency is just gorgeous, Annie is beyond blah!

Clemency is really lovely and elegant and much more interesting than Annie (which I agree is a little dull and overused).

I don't like the Clem sound. It makes me think of phlegm and clams.
Sorry!

Clemency! If you worry you'd regret not using it then it's The One.

Annie.

Clemency is awful it's something you ask for not a name!

I really like the sound and look of Clemency. It sounds feminine, elegant and classic. It is also not overused as so many other names.

Annie is quite cute but a little dull in comparison. Also much more widely used and 'trendy' (along with other cutesy names Popppy, Ellie, Evie etc).

Annie. Just becuase I wouldn't want to be a grown up called Clemency.

Annie. Just becuase I wouldn't want to be a grown up called Clemency.

If it's one or the other, Annie. I despise "virtue" names.

I like Annie - probably a little bit more as a nickname than as a given name in its own right.

I've only known (of) one Clemency. I expect she's in her late 20s now. I think she went by Clem, which I'm not a massive fan of but, then again, I don't like Em for Emily either. Her name sounded fab though because her surname also began with a C: think Clemency Carter or similar.

Annie, works so well with every age.

Clemency is a bit posh and feminine, bit restricting if she's a kick ass feisty type. Mind you, that logic could drive you mad, as you try to second guess characteristics!

I think Clemency is gorgeous - classy, elegant and with the option of shortening to Clemmie.

Annie

Clemency is a good name for a celebrity who just wants to be known by her first name. but clem for short? not great.

What about Nancy? that seems to have a touch of Clemency about it. But not so extreme. or Anneliese? but Annie is lovely.

Both beautiful...

Annie. I love Clemency, but I agree with youcanbe (it brings to mind phlegm and clams) If everybody agreed they would only ever call her Clemency I'd choose it over Annie, but of course, that's unrealistic... Clem is awful as a nn and that's what most children would use as nn I think ... Annie is cool and sweet.

Annie. The shortened and nicknames for Clemency are awful.

Why are Clem and Clemmie awful? If you start ruling out names because they rhyme with something,then you rule out most names...including Annie.

Clem and clemmie sound like somebody clearing their throat to me. Phlegm