Now that I've abused the exclamation point, allow me to explain.
Growing up, I had an "adopted second mother," basically my friend
Gene's mom, who bore this name. They were my other family.
I love the name, only spelled
Clare, though. Her mn was
Nancy, and although she hated it, I think it flows well.
I think
Clare would be a nice mn with my fave names,
Allegra or
Stella.
:)