Clara or Alba?

[Mum8]

I know I keep asking for Clara but we wanted to be sure and the popularity in the UK makes me rethink our choice.
Which do you like best Alba or Clara? DH is Spanish

[Chinlo]

Clara is such a boring name.

[SoftSheen]

Clara

[user1471950254]

Clara is lovely and will be recognised only as a feminine name. I agree with PPs Alba can sound masculine and also is recognised as a brand name

[trixymalixy]

Love clara. If I were to have another girl it would be my name of choice.

[PolkadotsAndMoonbeams]

I quite like Alba, but it's more unusual here. What about Alma (soul)? That's probably more recognised.

[cmxx]

Definitely Clara! She's number 3 on my girls list :)

I'm actually growing a little bit on Alba which is odd because I'd usually hate it :') but I do still see it as a little too outdated (albeit definitely coming back.)

Clara is classy, elegant, and so underused. I'd be thrilled to meet a little Clara!

[Raines100]

Clara- lovely. Makes me think of Heidi.
Alba- clumsy sounding. Makes me think of The House of Bernada Alba, and she wasn't a nice character.

[SorenaJ]

Clara, except if you have Scottish heritage, then Alba.

[rainbow99]

Clara. Alba makes me think of cheap stereos

[Sugarpiehoneyeye]

Alba

[Alisvolatpropiis]

Alba

Nothing wrong with Clara, just prefer Alba.

[AppleCanoe]

Clara, beautiful, classy name without being exceptionally popular.

[notagiraffe]

Clara - one of the best names ever.

[Mum8]

We r in the UK so Clara will be better here. Need to check though how it will sound for Greek speakers as all my family is there and not a usual name, so it may not be easy to pronounce there

[harderandharder2breathe]

Definitely Clara

I live in Wales and can confirm the Welsh Chanel isS4C not Alba

[MoggieMaeEverso]

Do you like Alma at all?

[IDreamOfPeace]

I'd go for Clara

I like Alba too but it makes me think of the grandmother from the drama/comedy/telenovela Jane The Virgin. She's a lovely character but I see it as a grandmother name now rather than a child's name

[ViewBasket]

Clara is pretty popular now, so Alba would be a refreshing change. It's a soft-sounding name which ends in a, like a lot of girls' names, so it doesn't sound masculine to me at all. And so what if it's a TV channel? So is Dave I also like Ada and Alma.

[Mum8]

So hard to decide, made the mistake of mentioning Clara to my mom and she said oh that is not a nice name 😔 And Alba is OK but do not like it as much as Clara. DH does not like Alma. How about Nora though I preferred something more unique? Do like the sounds in Nora though

[ReadySteadyNo]

How about: Joni, Lara, Fern, Naomi, Elena

[Enidblyton1]

Clara!

It really isn't a very popular name (yet!). Could maybe become more popular, but it's a long way behind the really popular names like Sophie, Amelia etc.

[ViewBasket]

Cara, Anna, Nina, Louisa, Lena?

[AndSoSallyStillWaits]

My daughter is called Alba .

She was born during a very (long! ) snowy night and finally when the curtains were opened it was dawn. I wasn't planning to call her Alba at that point (it was 2nd on the original list and people had been a bit whenever I'd mentioned it) but in that moment it seemed perfect and almost 4 years later it completely suits her.

We get a lot of compliments about her name. Especially when we're in Spain!

[GlumsTheWord]

Clara is beautiful! Always makes me think of The Nutcracker ballet - is she due in December?

[User1987654]

I prefer Clara. I don't like Alba.