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Clara or Beatrice? Baby due this week...

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Winnie101 · 18/08/2014 16:22

Help! Which do you prefer; Beatrice or Clara? My baby girl is due this week and I'm really struggling to decide.

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Legionofboom · 18/08/2014 16:27

i prefer Beatrice but I expect you will get a fairly even split of preferences here.

How do you say Clara? c-lara or claire-a?

If you really can't decide any other way, pick the one that sounds better with your surname.

Fizzyplonk · 18/08/2014 16:32

Clara

Username12345 · 18/08/2014 16:32

Prefer Beatrice.

LizzieMint · 18/08/2014 16:38

Clara. Beautiful name. But probably because I always want to pronounce Beatrice as Beatrix (as in potter). We have a friend with a Beatrice and I have to think about it every time!

EmmanuelWoganberry · 18/08/2014 16:40

Beatrice sounds clunky to me, Clara is much nicer

ZeroTolerance · 18/08/2014 16:47

Beatrice please. Then you've got Bea, Beatie, Trixy or just B.

Winnie101 · 18/08/2014 16:51

Thanks very much for the responses so far, I would pronounce Clara as C-Lara rather than Claire-a.

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burgatroyd · 18/08/2014 17:17

Clara!

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 18/08/2014 17:22

Like both, but love Clara.

Sophronia · 18/08/2014 17:30

Beatrice, but I do like both.

BakingBunty · 18/08/2014 21:03

In a rather spooky coincidence, I'm approaching 41 weeks with DC2 and also trying to decide between Beatrice and Clara!

So I'm no help whatsoever but watching with interest Grin

Your excellent taste has saved me starting my own thread - thanks!

eurochick · 18/08/2014 21:05

Beatrice. It was one of our short list of three and ended up as her middle name.

Marnierose · 18/08/2014 21:27

I love Beatrice but it's the next big thing name wise. It's very popular all of a sudden.

ralinax294 · 19/08/2014 08:40

Clara.

Hassled · 19/08/2014 08:45

Both good names - how about Clarice?

marjolaine · 19/08/2014 12:19

Clara. Like Beatrice too (not Beatrix and dislike Trixie) so either is probably a winner. Go with what sounds better with with her surname and any middle name(s).

ACM88 · 19/08/2014 13:02

Beatrice a million times over.

Something about Clara, cara, Carla that makes me wrinkle my nose Hmm

Montsti · 19/08/2014 13:36

Definitely Beatrice.

ashesandfire · 19/08/2014 13:43

Love love Clara
I don't like Beatrice much, I find it a bit awkward to say, it always ends up sounding like beer-triss to me which isn't a nice sound to my ears. I do think Bea is sweet though.

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