Clarence

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I need to know if I've gone mad. This name is not a name that I would have even considered before I fell pregnant, but it continues to grow on me the more that I've thought about it. I just think Clarence sounds like a cute name for a little boy and would also sound mature in adulthood. Thoughts?

You’ve gone mad.

I love it!

Mad.

I actually quite like it. I knew a Clarence (Clarry) who was in his 80s, he was a lovely man and the name sort of grew on me.

I also quite like Crawford as a first name.

I'm not sure he'd thank you for it.

Makes me think of the angel from Wonderful Life. That's neither a good or bad thing, though.

I think it's a bit of a mouthful and doesn't have a common nick-name to smooth the edges. I know lots of people don't want or like nicknames but I think Clarence is of the same ilk as Edward, Alfred, Theodore, Harold, Frederick, Arthur etc that are gaining in popularity, except those all have commonly-known nick-names that take the edge off the harshness of the 'oldie times' vibe.

It's your hormones duck.

You've definitely gone mad.

It makes me think of the posh bantam eggs they sell in Waitrose... 🐔

I love it. I called my son by a rather unusual name many eons ago. I’ve never met anyone older with the same name, but there are LOADS of younger ones! Go on. Be brave. Start a trend!!

Hormones are evil op. Dont do it to the poor lad!

I quite like it 🙈😂

Nooooo don't do it

I love it!

Clarence was the cross eyed lion in Daktari.

Awful

I like it. It’s cute ☺️

Older generation will hate it, as they do so many of the older names. I wouldn’t personally use it, but would think it’s cute if introduced to one.

House.

Nah. Not for me.

Oh I love it!

You've gone mad. Wait for the hormones to die down before making any decisions!

Makes me immediately say "the cross eyed lion" although I'm guessing younger folk wouldn't.

Setting that aside, I really don't like it.

First thing that pops into my mind is "clearance Clarence" quote from Airplane.

Personally I think it's a strange baby name.

It was my DH’s Grandad’s name although everyone called him Cal

He wanted to honour him but we used Cal as Ds middle name as it sounded better

I don’t mind it in full, but would use Cal as a nn especially when young; baby Clarence sounds too much

I know a Clarence, he’s 12 and other kids haven’t batted an eyelid about his name so far. He gets called Claz as a nickname sometimes and is popular at school, he’s a great kid.

Interesting isn't it, it's the 'r' versus the 'z'.
Barry, Gary, Clarence all sound a bit wet.
Bazzer, Gazza, Claz - dudes.