claudia or florence?

[clairemiss79]

I've narrowed it down to 2 names but which do you prefer?

Mary means 'bitter'
Cameron means 'crooked nose'
Cecilia means 'blind'

I'm puzzled as to why people fixate on the meaning of Claudia.

The "crippled/lame" connection to Claudia comes from the Emperor Claudius (who had a limp) and was incorporated into the Latin language because of this. The name Claudia/Claudius therefore actually predates this "meaning".

The Claudia of Roman mythology was very brave and saved her father's life by standing between him and an angry mob who tried to kill him.

Yes I agree squoosh. Why do people fixate on the meaning of 'Claudia'? 'Amelia' apparently means 'limbless' or something, and is actually a medical term, but nobody takes any notice and it is right up at the top of the name charts!

Claudia. I don't see the appeal of Florence, to me it is a city so just an older version of today's placename trend.

Florence. I don't like Claudia very much I'm not sure why.

Florence, nn Flossie