Claudia

[Arabesque]

Just wondering what people think of this name?

Gorgeous!

Lovely.

Think it's my favourite girls name. Shame DH doesn't like it.

I think it's beautiful and 'Claudie' is a lovely nn for a baby.

Nice name. Also like Claudine.

DD2 is Claudia (aged 2) and she goes by Claudi and Coco

I like it but it doesn't matter how you want people to pronounce it-I think mostly it will just be dependent on their accent or experience. In my Norn iron accent it would be 'Clod-ia'

I've got a 5 week old Claudia so I'm biased. I think it's a gorgeous name and suits a baby, young girl and woman. Go for it.

Ahh mumbaisapphire enjoy! The gorgeous Claudia I know is aged 10. She has made me biased in a good way about the name.

Love it, wondered how many posts in it would be before someone piped up its Latin meaning. Who cares?

And on every thread where someone pipes up its latin meaning, I always say that it's not even proven. It's a kind of myth about a myth.

my dd is a bit of a history buff & loves the association with Claudius.

Love it

I have a one year old Claudia. We call her Claudie at the moment. I'm really pleased we called her this - everyone can spell it but there aren't loads (yet). She refers to herself as Clau Clau.

Another vote for Claudia. We are keen on our history and the classics and when they are born in August our twins will be Alexander Michael and Claudia Jean

Gorgeous name, if go for it.

For me, I think of The Babysitter's Club and it makes me a lot. I always wanted to be Claudia or Stacey!

Lovely name

Another one's who's biased because I have a one year old Claudia!

It's a name I absolutely adore - as others have said, it's strong but elegant, feminine without being frilly. It's also one of those names that everyone knows, but it isn't common IYSWIM - or at least I haven't encountered any others in our neck of the woods.

Haven't for a second regretted choosing it, or come across another name I like as much!

Given how many gorgeous names there are to choose from, I personally wouldn't choose one that is derived from the latin for 'disabled'/'lame'.

The latin meaning wouldn't bother me. I don't think most people would even consider it. I really like the name, feminine and not too unusual but not ubiquitous either.

The "meaning" didn't bother me either...I guess it might put some people off, but that just means fewer baby Claudias out there, which is all good...

If the meaning doesn't bother you and you don't think it will bother your daughter, then ignore my comments .