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What does Clara make you think of?

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ruralmother · 27/12/2017 21:09

interested to know the connotations or associations of this name? general opinions?

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Screepy · 27/12/2017 22:16

Julian Clary

TroysMammy · 27/12/2017 22:18

Heidi and a name for a posh Great Aunt.

Pugfather · 27/12/2017 22:18

Long distance Clara from pidgeon street 80s kids cartoon.Think it was also a comic

ScabbyHorse · 27/12/2017 22:23

Something lit up

mumsiedarlingrevolta · 27/12/2017 22:25

Dr Who.
but lovely

ProfGeek · 27/12/2017 22:26

Clara Klayton from Back to the Future III. Love the name, it was on our shortlist

mumsiedarlingrevolta · 27/12/2017 22:26

Dr Who
but still love it
and dont know any

anothernetter · 27/12/2017 22:28

it makes me think of a kind and caring person. I think it's lovely

Ceebs85 · 27/12/2017 22:30

Stuck up

pinkhousesarebest · 27/12/2017 22:31

I almost named dd Clara, but I was reliev d that I didn't as 2004 was peak Clara time in France and there were 4 Claras in her class. I still get a little twinge every time I hear the name though as I love it - so elegant with a whiff of European about it.

bonbonours · 27/12/2017 22:34

It's what my daughter, Cara gets called by a fair few people.....

ladybug92 · 27/12/2017 22:35

nutcracker and a gentle, creative girl- I love it

TealStar · 27/12/2017 22:35

A cow. Sorry. I think I had a tou red one called Clara when I was a child.

dotdotdotmustdash · 27/12/2017 22:41

I find it a bit wet. Carly or Carla sound stronger to me.

Prictoriafeckam · 27/12/2017 22:42

Yes, the Nutcracker heroine, and also the wife of Robert Schumann, an accomplished composer in her own right. And Clara Butt the singer that Elgar said could be heard from the other side of the Channel, one of the first performers or "Sea Pictures" .

Rainbowmother · 27/12/2017 22:42

A character in Mallory towers - Enid blyton. She had green eyes like fairy folk apparently so I always think of that

illuminousopptomist · 27/12/2017 22:43

Heidi

OuchBollocks · 27/12/2017 22:47

Wasn't that Carlotta rainbowmother?

OuchBollocks · 27/12/2017 22:48

No carlotta was St Clares. Never mind me.

Mycarsmellsoflavender · 27/12/2017 22:48

Heidi

chipsandchilli · 27/12/2017 22:57

a cow, i don't know why either Confused

Bouledeneige · 27/12/2017 22:59

Posh, uptight, prissy cow

Ohyesiam · 27/12/2017 23:20

The nutcracker.
To me the name sounds elegant and refined.

villainousbroodmare · 27/12/2017 23:22

Blonde flat fringes, spectacles, shyness, chilblains, pianos, twisting hands around each other, black tights on thin legs. You asked!

Spartasprout · 27/12/2017 23:23

David Bowie eight line poem. Clara puts her head between her paws (so assuming Clara is a dog)