What do you think of the name Clara

[Darinka91]

Inspired by another thread, what do you think of the name Clara? And what kind of a person do you think of when you hear this name?

I really like it. Was on our list.
However I have 2 girls very into their dance, one particularly good at ballet so it was a bit twee for us.

I imagine a beautiful long haired girl, curly lock, very sweet and perhaps a little shy.

A long distance lorry driver in a blue baseball cap.

I like the name.

I'm not a fan. To me it sounds like a clunky version between Cara and Lara and too hard a sound at the beginning. But it seems to be a popular choice. I much prefer either Cara and Lara, both lovely names.

There are a fair few girls named Clara/Klara at my DCs' secondary school in SE London. I know of some primary-aged ones locally too. All the Claras/Klaras I know are either into music or dance in a fairly big way.

It makes me think of a cow but not sure why!

Bloody fabulous

My niece is called Klara and it very much suits her. Pretty blonde hair, blue eyes and a sweet little gentle hair. Was the perfect name for her.

My great grandmother was Clara. She was widowed young and left with three children, one severely disabled. She trained as a midwife so she could support her family. She was a strong woman and so I see it as a strong, positive name.

I love the name.

My first thought is Back to the Future III

The K spelling is too close to Klarna

Makes me think of the annoying Clara Oswald in Dr Who, the actress Clara Bow, and Clara in The Nutcracker ballet. I don't have strong feelings about it either way.

My great grandmother's name. She was lovely.

The nutcracker, Clara in Heidi (quite niche but dd2's audiobook of choice currently), and a girl at primary school 2yrs above me whose mum gave my mum her first communion dress.
Lovely name.

I absolutely love it. If we ever have another DD I'd like to use it.

I think it’s beautiful; old fashioned and timeless like a character from Charles Dickens - Clara Copperfield for example. I’ve only ever known one Clara and she was a delightful little girl so I am a little biased. When I think of the name Clara I think of a child who is intelligent, sensitive, charming and personable.

It made me think of Klara (or Clara) in Heidi, a book I read many times as a child. I remember the Clara character fondly.

Love it.

Dull

I absolutely love it. I was due a baby in January 2017 and we were going to call her Clara. I ended up having a late miscarriage and close friends of ours who had their baby in December 2016, ended up calling their baby Clara. It absolutely broke my heart, but they didn't know and we've never told them. It's still my favourite girls name.

Love it!

It annoys me, but that's mainly because of how popular it is on Mumsnet 😂

I think of a head girl type who's mother is MN royalty.

Sorry for your loss rhowton

I like it because I know a very lovely 11 yo Clara.

Lovely and not too over used

I recently read Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguru, so that would be my connection. The character is an 'artificial friend' (aka a robot) and it's quite a bleak tale, albeit a well-written one.

Love it, I don't know any or even heard of any through the kids talking about friends etc so maybe popularity depends where in the country you are.