Clare

[SunflowerOwl]

We were pretty set on Thea for our DD due in August but I keep coming back to the name Clare. DH likes it but thinks it's a bit dated and prefers Thea.

I feel like the closer we get to the due date the more undecided I feel!

What do people think of the name Clare? Middle name will likely be Elizabeth.

Claire is a gorgeous name. Clare just makes me want to pronounce it "clarrr".

Clare is lovely and by far the best spelling of a classic, simple and elegant name. Jane has a similar feel for me but more English. Thea also appealing but think how people might pronounce it, as others have said.

Clare (best spelling) is a good name, but not with a monosyllabic surname.

A good friend has that, and says it does make for a very plodding name.

Thea is hugely popular.

Clare gets Clur around these parts.

Unpopular opinion i think Clare/Claire is nice and due a come back.

I think thea is a bit tbh

How can Clare be 'clarr' with an 'e' at the end? And it's a bit weird that the presence or absence of a single letter can lead to intense loathing.

Love clare

I have it as a middle name and like it but it often gets misspelt as Claire. Although my first and surname often get misspelt with similar variants too, so it’s always a toss up as to which bit of my name (or all of it) will be spelt incorrectly

I used to live near to a “Clair Hall” and always felt that I wanted to add an “e” on the end!

Hey OP, I prefer by far Thea (though more as a nickname for Theodora). But I understand that with Elizabeth as a middle name you'd want a shorter name.

I don't like Clare really although struggle to have strong feelings about it. It's quite boring and plain. I'm in my early 30s and know quite a few Claire/Clares of my age so it was certainly popular in the 80s. I really love Thea and don't agree that it's overused or popular or trendy. I haven't seen it feature in many baby name lists and I'm pretty sure it's not anywhere near the top of the top 100. I went to uni with a Thea- she was really cool and it was a refreshing and fun name so to me isn't necessarily "now" or trendy (which is a good thing) it's just a cool and unusual name.

That's good to know @pigglepot thanks I know I shouldn't care about such things but seems I do!