Claire?

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I really love the name Claire and I’m after some honest opinions. It means “light/ bright” and I think it’s beautiful, but is it too ‘80s? I quite like that it can’t be shortened as well.

I think Claire is a classic name. And a bit different to all the names that end in A, Clara, Maya, that seem to be fashionable just now.
I know Claires in their 50s and 20s

To me, it would be like calling your baby Generic — there are just so many middle-aged Clares and Claires.

(I say this as someone with an equally generic name.)

I like it as I like the 'air" sound in Mary, Sarah and Claire. My preference is the Clare spelling. I used to love the St Clare's books as a kid.

It’s an underused classic

I think it's a great name - classic!

Awfully boring and very 80s if I’m brutally honest, OP!

It's not for me. Not just because it feels dated, I never liked the sound even back in the 90s when I was growing up with several Claires. It just sounds dull and bland to me.

I put it in the same bracket as Laura. Both were very popular at my school, but I was always glad neither of those was my name. My own name is very popular itself, but just felt sparkier somehow than Claire and Laura.

Obviously it's up to you though! Clara would be the currently more popular alternative.

It’s lovely, but I prefer the spelling Clare

I really like it

I was hoping people would say it was a classic.

I’ve considered the Clare spelling too as well as Clara as it’s the same ‘name family’ but a bit different.

I like the look of the name, it just looks neat and I like you can’t shorten it.

Claire is beautiful. Someone I know has a 1 year old Claire.

It’s 70s-80s yes but I know a 26 year old called Claire and all of the ones I have met have been friendly a bit fiesty and lovely kind people, so the association for me is a yes.

Claire is a lovely, classic, unfashionable name. Those are all positives, so it’s a winner.

It's a great name. Very fresh and due a revival

Its a lovely name

back in the day, it wasn’t a particularly noticeable name, but used now it’s a beautiful classic.

Lovely name…I’d use the Clare spelling personally as I prefer how it looks, but either way it’s still a pretty name 👌🏻

I think it’s a lovely name. Classic but unusual nowadays. There hasn’t been a Claire in our school for years!

I like it.

I like it. Never met a nasty Clare(my favourite spelling). I hate the spelling 'clair' (childhood friend had that name) it just looks weird. Nice meaning, classic name.

Yes, I like it too.
I prefer the Clare spelling

I think it’s a beautiful name. It always makes me think of Clair du lune .

I love it. It’s my daughter’s middle name, named after my lovely MIL. It makes me think of a sparkling clear fountain. I love the sound and the meaning.

I love the name Claire and prefer this spelling. It is a classic name. It’s strong and unfussy but pretty too. A refreshing change from the recent trend of frilly names.

Classic, never date but beautiful.

Prefer the spelling Clare!