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Original poster

Choosing girls names is difficult......

50 replies

clubfoot · 12/02/2009 21:49

Struggled last time and luckily had a boy - Noah. We're agreed on Edward this time but still can't decide on girls name. Please help us choose:

Audrey or Claudia ?????

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babyOcho · 12/02/2009 21:51

Claudia

fruitshootsandheaves · 12/02/2009 21:53

claudia

Lilyloo · 12/02/2009 21:53

We have always been the same ds no1 was agreed and subsequent two dd's we disagreed on but had boys names for both of them.
I named dd1 dp named dd2!

Prefer Claudia from them two

Timeisablindguide · 12/02/2009 21:55

What about Audelia which is a variant of Audrey but also sounds a bit like Claudia..?

EachPeachPearMum · 12/02/2009 22:13

Aurelia?
I prefer Claudia of your 2...
Elodie
Beatrix

DanJARMouse · 12/02/2009 22:14

Claudia

MustHaveaVeryShortMemory · 12/02/2009 22:17

Audrey

annasmami · 12/02/2009 22:20

The meaning of Claudia has always put me off that name - Claudia is latin for 'lame' or 'disabled'.

sweetkitty · 12/02/2009 22:26

Claudia

Ozziegirly · 13/02/2009 06:21

Audrey

VeryAnnieMary · 13/02/2009 09:09

Audrey

audley · 13/02/2009 11:36

Audrey

lastboxoftampons · 13/02/2009 12:36

I like them both actually. But there's something about the beginning of Audry that I like and maybe not the end? does that make any sense? So maybe Audra?

Pasiphae · 13/02/2009 12:37

Claudia

itwasCYTEENagewedding · 13/02/2009 12:38

i like both but weirdly prefer audrey - always makes me think of audrey horn from twin peaks.

Original poster
clubfoot · 13/02/2009 20:53

Hmmmm looks fairly evenly split. I may have to try the calling the name up the stairs test.....

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TheOldestCat · 13/02/2009 20:57

Love Claudia (or Claudine, also beautiful). Don't worry too much about the meaning - I get people on the training courses I give at work to talk about their names as an ice breaker (also helps me remember them!) and loads of people don't know what their names mean.

Karamazov · 13/02/2009 21:01

Claudia

MrsMattie · 13/02/2009 21:03

Claudia is pretty.

Audrey is that woman from Corrie who used to be in Rentaghost , and I think in the UK you will still get that sort of 'old woman-ish' connotation, rather than the elfin French 'Tatou' one.

MrsMattie · 13/02/2009 21:04

Aurelia? Posh and pretty like Claudia.

Sunflower100 · 13/02/2009 21:30

I like Audrey better but quite like Claudia too

PeppermintPatty · 13/02/2009 21:39

Claudia

dizzydixies · 13/02/2009 21:41

claudia but agree it doesn't have the nicest meaning for such a pretty name

Clary · 13/02/2009 22:00

eachpeach that's funny, I know an Audrey who was almost called Beatrix...

I prefer Audrey to Claudia myself. But what do I know?

dinkymum · 14/02/2009 08:37

Audrey