Clemency, yes, no, maybe?

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I really like Clemency. I feel it is a positive , happy name and a feisty one. I really like Clemmie as a nickname but when I mentioned it to a friend she was really down on it.

i had a French friend at uni who was called Clémence which I thought at the time sounded so sophisticated but again very negative reaction from family

I think it’s lovely. I’ve never been hugely keen on clementine although I know it is much loved on here but I just think of small oranges. Clemency is so much nicer.

My first thought was "ask for Clemency" but tbh primary school kids won't have that association. It seems a little old fashioned like Prudence / Verity. I've met Mercy / Blessing /Charity /Precious in recent years (adults in their 30s) so clearly the virtue names are still here!

I like Clemence but not Clemency for the same reason everyone else gives.

I do wonder if parents give thought to what these names mean. What is “feisty” about clemency?

Ditto

It's a bit like calling your daughter Prudence or Charity; there is plenty of precedent for doing so, but she probably won't thank you for it.

I love it! Kate Silverton (former newsreader turned child therapist) has a daughter called Clemency.

My DD's 8yo best pal is Clemency (nn Clemmie), it really suits her

Sorry OP but I think it's really awful.

It was on my list. I loved it. But I don't like Clem or Clemmie, so let it go. Also dp used his veto!

I think it's awful. People are certainly divided on this one!

Clemency and Clemence I prefer to Clementine.
I like the meaning.
I also love ..
Prudence
Liberty
Grace
Hope
Joy

I’m not a huge fan of the inevitable Clemmie as a nickname so I wouldn’t choose it myself, but I think the meaning and sound of Clemency is beautiful. There was one a couple of years above me at school, and there’s the Radio 3 presenter Clemency Burton-Hill, who’s written incredibly movingly about her recovery from a brain haemorrhage.

Yes exactly. I’ve known a couple and they are lovely ( one grown up now). Classic but under-used. I love it.

Well I think Prudence suffers from connections with prudish. I think Clemency is pretty and a lovely meaning.

I don't like it at all sorry. Clementine is slightly better but Clem/Clemmie reminds me of flem

I have to say phlegm occurred to me too. But you can go down rabbit holes with name associations. The Clemencys I know are lovely, vivacious people and I guess that shines through for me.

“Oh my darling, oh my darling… like hat boxes without topses, sandals were for Clementine.”

But actually I like it too …

It's a virtue name and I like it. I much prefer it to Clementine which has 'Oh Me Darling' and tinned orange segments associations for me.

I love the name Clemency. It's a traditional name and I prefer names that aren't used a lot. Ignore the posters who are down on it - if you like it then use it!

Awful name. And Clemmy sounds like phlegmy 🤢🤮

While Clémence sounds beautiful in French, in English any variation of Clemency sounds awful imo. Clemmy sounds like clammy

I prefer Clementine. Clemmie always makes me think of clemmed though.

Lovely

I love it.