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?

Currently pregnant and if the baby is a girl it will be Clara, mainly after the Nutcracker. Husband and I both adore it.

Love it. I think of the book Heidi.

It's pretty and works for all ages. I like it.

I think it sounds strong and elegant. Glad it’s having a revival.

I think it’s a beautiful name. Dignified. I liked it a lot when I was pregnant but our surname has a long A sound (think Clara Larson) and it was a mouthful.

I like Clara.

Classic, literary.

I can clarify that I think Clara is fine. I recently bought a clarinet on Klarna for Clarence.

The name has a lovely meaning and I absolutely adore the the Nutcracker.. I'm not keen on the Clar sound personally. I prefer the sound of Cara. If Slara was a name I'd still pick Sara.

In the Top 100 baby names in England & Wales Clara is 90th and Zara is 73rd.
Lara comes in at 101st place.

Interestingly Zara is in the top 20 baby names for girls most common among billionaires. Do you like Claire?

I don't like it. Cara is nicer

Beautiful and underused - baby name jackpot!

I think it's a lovely name. It's also the name of a town near where my husband grew up in Ireland and therefore I can never use it!

Beautiful name.

I know 3. All are strong willed & sporty

It makes me think of someone serious, studious, maybe selfish and although it’s an inoffensive name, it makes me think of a boring person. No idea why. Sorry

Glad you like it. I'm due this summer and if it's a girl that's the name we are going for :)

@Littlebutload That was a small concern of mine. I live about an hour away and until maybe 5 years ago I had never heard of the town so I'm going ahead. Not sure if I'd use it though if it was the next town over from where I'm from and family/ friends would be like ok......

My second daughter is also a Clara. Brilliant choice OP! My 3 year old Clara is a gorgeous, fiesty little character and her name suits her well 😊

I think it sounds a little too old school Germanic. I love the name Clarice though- pronounced Cla-riss like Clarice Cliff, not Cla-rees like Clarice Starling

I love it, it was in my top names. To me it’s feminine and also a bit feisty!

Its lovely

@estoybien

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.

Agree