Claudia vs. Elizabeth

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What do you think?

I've bored on here about names quite a bit but am nearly at 38 weeks so nearly there.

Was quite fixed on Claudia but DH has also reminded me that I have also been very keen on Elizabeth.

We have a DS called Henry.

Elizabeth, not only is it lovely but it goes much better with Henry.

Oh tough..both lovely.

Claudia Elizabeth is stunning. But I live Lizzie or Izzy for Elizabeth.

Both lovely but I especially love Claudia. I never even thought of this name when I was pregnant and if it wasn't for the fact I had a boy, I would be kicking myself now!!

Elizabeth.

Claudia is awful imo. I have a completely irrational hatred for it.

Both lovely but Elizabeth has the edge because it's so versatile - so many short forms, fits any profession or class, internationally recognisable, etc etc - and yet not wildly overused.

Elizabeth.Have one!Had Claudia on my list also and am glad we chose Elizabeth in the end as we love it.

I also think Elizabeth to go with Henry, but I do like Claudia too.

Only choose Elizabeth if you also love Liz or Lizzy because it's likely you will be the only ones to call her Elizabeth!

I like Claudia but not sure if I'll get frustrated with some saying Claw dia and others clou dia. If that helps at all ?!

Well, I like Lizzie but not Liz so much. Do you think Henry and Elizabeth is a bit too Tudor?

Elizabeth is definitely the better out of the two - although I may be biased as I have one :-) Contrary to what a prev poster says everyone calls her Elizabeth and occasionally Beth - no one calls her Liz or Lizzy. I love the name and think it's so versatile!

Claudia Elizabeth? Beautiful. I do love Elizabeth but I fear you'd eventually be the only people calling her that. Bit like poor Liz Hurley - forever reminding us her name is Elizabeth, yet the world insists on calling her Liz!

I like both but prefer Elizabeth.

Elizabeth! But then again I'm biased because my little girl is Elizabeth and she does get called that by some people even though me and her dad nearly always refer to her as Libby

Plus you can shorten it to so many different names, liz, lizzie, Libby, Beth, Elle, Eliza, izzie, effie etc etc

there are far too many elizabeths around, i would go for claudia

I prefer Elizabeth (was on my list) because I like Beth.
Claudia is ok and inoffensive but I find it harder to picture a little Claudia than a little Beth.

Elizabeth, but I am biased because I am a Beth.

Claudia.

Hmmm. Looks like a 50/50 split. At least we whittled it down to 2 (from about 30).

The middle name will probably be Anne. If we go with Elizabeth, the initials will be EAR and if Claudia it will be CAR.

I was never keen on Claudia tbh and then read on here last week it's Latin for 'lame' our something. On that basis, definitely Elizabeth which is a lovely name.

I like both and we had Elizabeth top on our list for my DD who is 17 weeks old. We went with something else. I think Elizabeth goes with Henry a little better and has fabulous nicknames. However, Claudia is more unusual and I think it is a stunning name for a young woman. I always imagine a Claudia to be beautiful. So I would go with Claudia. Now wishing we had given it more thought! (Although I love my daughter's name).

Had initially planned to call DD Elizabeth as it's such a nice classic name, but went off the idea as we knew it would get shortened to something we wouldn't be so keen on.

She is now called Claudia Elizabeth!

I do think Elizabeth would sound lovely with Henry though.