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Clara Emmeline?

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KingCaractacus · 27/04/2013 21:45

Do these names go together as a first and middle name?

Can't have Emmeline first as DD1's name begins with 'E'.

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IHeartKingThistle · 27/04/2013 21:47

I really like it.

jamtoast12 · 27/04/2013 21:52

Not sure. I love Clara but Emmeline sounds made up? I think they are both nice names but too fancy/ ott together.

TallulahBetty · 27/04/2013 21:57

Love Emmalene (prefer it spelled this way). Definitely not made up. Why can't you have another DD's name starting with E, just out of interest?

NotTreadingGrapes · 27/04/2013 22:00

Emmeline Pankhurst not ring a bell?

I think it's beautiful. Sound fab together.

chattychattyboomba · 27/04/2013 22:09

Wow! That is a beautiful name! Love it

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KingCaractacus · 27/04/2013 22:11

Emmeline is after Emmeline Pankhurst (so not made up) - we're following on a tradition from DH's family of picking middle names from the names of inspirational people.

DD1's middle name is Rosalind (Rosalind Franklin).

We don't want post arriving to the house addressed to Miss E. Caractacus and not know which DD it is intended for. Hence the desire for different first initials.

I love both names, I'm just worried that they don't 'flow' well together.

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Still18atheart · 27/04/2013 22:20

Love it

Love Clara and really like Emmeline

chattychattyboomba · 27/04/2013 22:26

Out of interest- how will you pronounce Clara? Like the 'a' from apple? Or the 'a' from above?

chickydoo · 27/04/2013 22:35

Lovely name xx

LegArmpits · 27/04/2013 22:40

One of them is my name, one of them is my favourite name!

NathanTheProphet · 27/04/2013 22:40

Very good!

Laquila · 27/04/2013 23:18

I think they're lovely together. I prefer the pronunciation of Clarr-ra to Clair-ra, FWIW.

JazzAnnNonMouse · 28/04/2013 07:06

Chatty - the 'a' in both 'apple' an 'above' sound the same to me Confused

To me the different pronunciation of Clara would be 'claarra' or 'claira'.
I prefer claara.

Clara Emmeline is a wonderful name. Grin

chattychattyboomba · 28/04/2013 07:27

Hehe... Ok. I say 'uh'bove as opposed to 'ah'bove or 'ay'bove.
So Clara like 'Lara Croft'

stinkingbishop · 28/04/2013 07:44

Gorgeous name, well done you, I only decided mine in the labour suite!!!

Longdistance · 28/04/2013 07:51

I likeir but, I'm biased....being a Clara Martha oops...

Longdistance · 28/04/2013 07:54

It's said as Claara rather than Claira in my case btw.

Zara
Sara
Lara
Clara

AThingInYourLife · 28/04/2013 07:55

Love it.

They sound good together.

What a totally fab tradition! :)

Giggling at Emmeline being made up :o

Ikeameatballs · 28/04/2013 07:58

I really really like both names but my only word of caution is that as one ends in a vowel and the other starts in a vowel then can tend to run into each other. When this happens people either tend to sort of add in an extra R sound between the names or have to make a deliberate pause in their speech to prevent it from happening.

This might not bother you but I have this problem with my dd's names and it does irritate me a little.

xigris · 28/04/2013 08:09

Love it and love your DH's family tradition Smile

thermalsinapril · 28/04/2013 09:35

Both lovely names but agree with Ikea about the vowels running together.

MadameJosephine · 28/04/2013 11:14

Love it! Almost worth having another DD do I can steal your idea Smile

Rhubarbgarden · 28/04/2013 11:16

I don't think they flow. It's the vowel vowel thing.

NotTreadingGrapes · 28/04/2013 11:18

They vowels would only run on if they were both "a" (like Clara Amanda)

This is the most lovely name combination I've seen on here for a long time and I insist you use it!! Grin

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 28/04/2013 11:26

Lovely, lovely, lovely.