If we are not Italian in the slightest.. is it ridiculous tp call a child...

[allaboutme]

Chiara?

We are english and alreadt have two DCs with quite traditional english names...

I've heard a lot worse!

I've heard a lot worse!

nope - chiara - though italian doesnt sound uniquely so

no I think it's fine - it was the name of my italian penpal years ago

I think it's fine!

It's very pretty.

It's lovely.

It's v pretty and sounds fine. What are your other 2 called (if you don't mind me asking)?

I love the name Chiara. Don't think it'd be a ridiculous choice for you at all.

other two are Edward and Oliver

how do you pronounce it? sounds pretty but i am prob saying it wrong in my head

I don't think it's unheard of here - it's lovely.

It's pretty but without an Italian connection I'd go for Clara I think.

Lovey name, very pretty.
What is your surname like?

I loved Roman whilst pg, but we have a very Northern sounding surname, coupled with the fact we lived in Ramsbottom it just sounded naff

If your surname was Ramsbottom, that would make an outstanding name!

Though Roman Colchester might be misunderstood.

You pronounce it
Key ah ra

surname slightly french sounding (althugh not french at all!)

I would think you couldn't spell Keira, and it sounds a teeny bit too much like Kiaora or whatever that drink was...

I have a Niamh and we're not Irish, so I think it's fine.

Or Roman Bath?

If it goes with your surname do it!

i love the name Chiara, because I have a friend called that.

I have to warn against it for a couple of reasons: everybody used to pronounce it chee-ara (with a "church" type "ch") instead of Keeara

and we used to sing the Kia-ora song - which might sound irrelevant for today, but i saw a retro kia-ora advert on a sky channel a couple of months ago.
my Chiara thought it was great because it said "we all ador-a" and she thought that was sweet.
(she was italian, btw)

I'd call my kid Chiara... but only because I heard it on Farscape first

Seriously though, it's okay, I'd be more inclined to name kids uniquely but still not too uniquely that it's weird...

a lovely name - Italian for Claire

no. Clara is Spanish and Claire French for the same thing.

Lovely name, we have Kiara!