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Although Calla is pretty, having a gardener for a mum has done certain things to my brain, one of which is that whenever I hear 'Calla', I have to add 'lily' on. Just one of those weird things! Clara, on the other hand, feels lovely and calm and English (also reminds me of Claire, one of my favourite names); I get the same feeling from it as I do from Beth. It also reminds me of the girl in 'Heidi' who Heidi teaches to walk again.
ETA: to clarify after reading another post regarding prn, I would only prn Clara 'KLAH-ra', as opposed to KLAIR-uh, which I don't like at all, despite sounding more like Claire. If you're pronounching it as the latter, then I like Calla better.

This message was edited 1/5/2008, 3:24 AM