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[literaryfantasy.livejournal.com]

[Poll #1066415][Poll #1066415]
I think I prefer Clare over Claire, because the 'i' looks a little excessive, but what do you guys think? Is the name too plain, too blah in your opinion?

And how would you pronounce Clara?

Comments

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

I voted for Clara.
It's always been impossible for me to pronounce Claire. I prefer this spelling to Clare, though.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

p.s. I pronounce Clara as Clah-rah

[crzydimond.livejournal.com]

Ditto on the pronunciation.

[pythianlegume7.livejournal.com]

It is impossible for me to chose between Claire and Clara. Claire is my name and I love it, I think it really suits me. Clara is a beautiful name though and if my name wasn't Claire it would definitely be on my list.

[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

I definitely prefer Claire. Clare looks masculine to me.

I pronounce Clara "CLARE-uh."

[rowan-belle.livejournal.com]

I like Clara the best.

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

I like all three. This may seem weird, but I prefer Claire and Clara as first names, and Clare as a middle. But really, I think Clare is cute either way.

[tokossel.livejournal.com]

clara.

[tokossel.livejournal.com]

& i'd pronounce it clar-uh (rhyming with car). never heard of anyone pronouncing it clair-ah?

[neverstarsburn.livejournal.com]

i've only ever heard it pronounced clair-uh, on tv adn such, but its also how my best friend says her name, clara, and i rarely hear anyone mispronounce it

[pythianlegume7.livejournal.com]

yeah I would definitely pronounce it Claire-uh

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

I love both Claire and Clara, but I'm not so into Clare. It looks like it's missing a letter. Which it is, I guess. I would go with Claire, for sure. I also live by a Lake St. Clair, so that's another alternate spelling.

[neverstarsburn.livejournal.com]

Clair is a boys name. its the masculine version of Claire.

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure it can be feminine as well.

[christhiane.livejournal.com]

How do you pronouce Clare? My initial reaction is 'clah,' but that sounds wrong.

I pronounce Claire 'clea' and Clara 'clah-rah.'

[literaryfantasy.livejournal.com]

Where are you from? It may be that your accent lets you say the name differently.

I say Clare/Claire like, Klar, but sometimes I say it too quickly and the 'r' isn't properly pronounced.

[literaryfantasy.livejournal.com]

I said this all wrong.
I don't say it like Klar, on second though. I say it to rhyme with bear.

[christhiane.livejournal.com]

I'm Scandinavian, but I have the upper class English accent, if you know which I mean.

[monalyssasmile.livejournal.com]

I say Clara claw-ruh only not such a hard emphasis on the -aw.

[queen-mab.livejournal.com]

I like Clare. I pronounce Clara like Clare with an A.

[rubytitania.livejournal.com]

I like Clara the best as it's more unusual than Cla(i)re. I don't think I'd ever use it but I really quite like it. I would pronounce it CLAR-uh. First syllable to rhyme with car.

I prefer the spelling Claire as I think Clare is a little plain.
I pronounce Clare and Claire the same - to rhyme with air.

[regretfulsmile.livejournal.com]

I like Claire better. Clare looks like its missing something, like a letter lol. Seems plain.

Clara is pronounced "claire-uh"

[bluekoala.livejournal.com]

I pronounce Clara how it's spelled. The a in the first syllable is very flat like Dad.

[neverstarsburn.livejournal.com]

I think Clare looks just wrong. I'm pretty sure the traditional spelling is Claire, as its the feminine version of a french male name Clair, meaning clear.

I also really like the name Clara though, its one of my best friends names. she pronounces it claire-uh and it's the only pronunciation of it i like.

[crzydimond.livejournal.com]

I chose Claire, because it's my name and I feel really incomplete when people miss out the i.
It's worse when the e gets left off though.

While i usually pronounce Clara as Clar-a, someone above pronounced it Clair-a...which I think is really cute too.

[chibiaichan.livejournal.com]

i like Claire the best! Thats because of the time travelers wife...

[literaryfantasy.livejournal.com]

I thought that was Clare, but correct me if I'm wrong.

[chibiaichan.livejournal.com]

maybe i'm crazy than, lol

[sweet-caro1ine.livejournal.com]

My sister's name is Claire. It's a beautiful name. I also like Clara, and personally pronounce it Clar-ah.

[bobinwales.livejournal.com]

I really dislike all three of these especially Clara, which I pronounce claar-uh. I voted for Clare, becaus it's the one I dislike least hahah!

[amethystaisling.livejournal.com]

My favorite is Clare. Clare is the English spelling and Claire is French but somehow Claire came to be more popular in the English-speaking world. I do like all of them, though, and I pronounce Clara like Clare-uh (first syllable rhymes with care).