Clara or Eliza

[girlmum6]

Would anyone mind giving me their preference between Clara and Eliza. Both are possibilities for our daughter as well as a couple of others. I’m unsure which I prefer though. Thanks

I prefer Clara

Clara and Eliza are equally lovely for me.
Also like ..
Clare/Claire
Cosima

Both lovely.

Clara Eliza would be a beautiful name if it goes with your surname.

Clara. Eliza makes me think of Eliza Doolittle from Pygmalion/My Fair Lady (and is also a pop singer).

I prefer Clara! There’s a lot of El names floating around atm so Clara is a bit more unique

Both nice, but I prefer Eliza. Vintage, classic and pretty. Simpler than Elizabeth.

And no ambiguity about pronunciation as with Clara. (like a pp I prefer the older English pronunciation of 'Claira' to rhyme with Sarah, but since it became popular again we seem to have gone over completely to the more European 'Clah-ra' to rhyme with Lara and Zara, and everyone will just assume it's that.

Eliza

Clara

Eliza

Both are lovely ❤️

Great choices! Clara has a slight edge for me, so many literary and historical Clara's...

Thanks all for your thoughts x

Clara is so pretty

Clara

Clara, won't be abbreviated and no one will assume Eliza is really Elizabeth or call your daughter Liz.

Clara. She’s the girl in the Nutcracker ballet, which I love.

I don’t like the long i sound in Eliza and also it’s half a name.

Clara

They are equally nice but there are way to many Ella and Ellies around, and too many vowel names

I know of three Elizas and three Claras born in the last three years so I think they are growing in popularity, if that concerns you at all.

Clara better than Eliza for me.

I love both names. For me it would help to know how they sound with the surname.

Also, do you pronounce Clara sounding like clarity or rhyming with lard?

Both are lovely, I know a 3 year old Clara.

Eliza is a beautiful timeless name. It will grow with her. Love it x

I LOVE both Clara and Eliza.

Cara is a totally different vibe of name altogether imo - and I much prefer Clara.

Eliza hands down

Do you like Carla?