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Firstly how does everyone pronounce this name?
to me its CLAH-RUH like rhyming with star and then the uh at the end.
do you think its pretty? I do. Is it significant enough to use as a first name, or is it like as with Dinah that its pretty but not right as a stand alone name. It almost seems nick namey to me.
but I do love it.
mn suggestions?
only combo I've ever come up with is Clara Susannah.
to me its CLAH-RUH like rhyming with star and then the uh at the end.
do you think its pretty? I do. Is it significant enough to use as a first name, or is it like as with Dinah that its pretty but not right as a stand alone name. It almost seems nick namey to me.
but I do love it.
mn suggestions?
only combo I've ever come up with is Clara Susannah.
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I pronounce it Clair-uh, only because it's what I'm used to hearing. I think it's quite pretty, and could be used as a stand alone name. I can't really think of any combos at the moment though.
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I love Clara
...but the pronunciation where I'm from would most definitely be "Claire-uh". I remember talking to my friend about that once, Clah-ra-vs. Claire-uh, and she said that to her, Clah-ra sounded "off" or that you were "trying very hard to sound fancy" and I had to agree with her. Nobody would ever use the "right" pronunciation if you went with Clah-ra anyways (where I'm from) and correcting people like that is a pain.
I would definitely use it as a first name!! It goes with so many lovely options. It has a darling old-world charm and freshness to it that makes it hip again.
...but the pronunciation where I'm from would most definitely be "Claire-uh". I remember talking to my friend about that once, Clah-ra-vs. Claire-uh, and she said that to her, Clah-ra sounded "off" or that you were "trying very hard to sound fancy" and I had to agree with her. Nobody would ever use the "right" pronunciation if you went with Clah-ra anyways (where I'm from) and correcting people like that is a pain.
I would definitely use it as a first name!! It goes with so many lovely options. It has a darling old-world charm and freshness to it that makes it hip again.
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I pronounce Clara however the bearer wishes it to be pronounced. It has more than one legitimate pronunciation in English. I'm more used to hearing CLAIR rather than CLAR where I live, but I prefer the sound of CLAR. I love the name and I think it is fine to use as a first name. I had a friend in elementary school who had a little sister named Clara. I always thought she was lucky to have such a name and she is the only one I've ever known.
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I love Clara. I think it's a pretty name and more than substantial enough to stand on its own as a given/first name.
These are the Clara combos on my long list...
Clara Beatrice, Clara Beatrix, Clara Bethan, Clara Delphine, Clara Dove, Clara Emeline, Clara Emmeline, Clara Eugenie, Clara Fern, Clara Frances, Clara Genevieve, Clara Gisèle, Clara Gwendolen, Clara Hazel, Clara Helene, Clara Jane, Clara Jeanne, Clara Josephine, Clara Juliet, Clara June, Clara Lavender, Clara Lenore, Clara Lilac, Clara Lillian, Clara Linden, Clara Linnet, Clara Lisbet, Clara Lotus, Clara Louise, Clara Lucille, Clara Maeve, Clara Martine, Clara Mathilde, Clara Maude, Clara Maxine, Clara Meadow, Clara Melisande, Clara Millicent, Clara Nimue, Clara Pearl, Clara Peony, Clara Plum, Clara Poppy, Clara Rose, Clara Snow, Clara Sonnet, Clara Sophie, Clara Sophy, Clara Swanhilde, Clara Tamsin, Clara Tatienne, Clara Tehani, Clara Thandiwe, Clara Therese, Clara Vienne, Clara Violet, Clara Viviane, Clara Vivienne, Clara Willow, Clara Winifred, Clara Winter, Clara Xanthe
These are the Clara combos on my long list...
Clara Beatrice, Clara Beatrix, Clara Bethan, Clara Delphine, Clara Dove, Clara Emeline, Clara Emmeline, Clara Eugenie, Clara Fern, Clara Frances, Clara Genevieve, Clara Gisèle, Clara Gwendolen, Clara Hazel, Clara Helene, Clara Jane, Clara Jeanne, Clara Josephine, Clara Juliet, Clara June, Clara Lavender, Clara Lenore, Clara Lilac, Clara Lillian, Clara Linden, Clara Linnet, Clara Lisbet, Clara Lotus, Clara Louise, Clara Lucille, Clara Maeve, Clara Martine, Clara Mathilde, Clara Maude, Clara Maxine, Clara Meadow, Clara Melisande, Clara Millicent, Clara Nimue, Clara Pearl, Clara Peony, Clara Plum, Clara Poppy, Clara Rose, Clara Snow, Clara Sonnet, Clara Sophie, Clara Sophy, Clara Swanhilde, Clara Tamsin, Clara Tatienne, Clara Tehani, Clara Thandiwe, Clara Therese, Clara Vienne, Clara Violet, Clara Viviane, Clara Vivienne, Clara Willow, Clara Winifred, Clara Winter, Clara Xanthe
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Clah-ruh. The Clair-uh pronounciation sounds incredibly odd to me, as does Tara prn Tair-uh, Cara prn. Cair-uh, Sara as Sair-uh etc. Weird.
I think it's very pretty. It's a lovely classic, but not a massively popular. I'd love to meet a little Clara. Ella's Yr 7 buddy at her school is Clara, she'd be 11 or 12. I think it's fine as a full name.
Clara Cecily
Clara Verity
Clara Ruby
Clara Imogen
Clara Delphine
Clara Pearl
Clara Lillian
Clara Genevieve
Clara Elizabeth
Clara Eloise
Clara Sophia
Clara Faith
Clara Florence
Clara Octavia
Clara Ottilie
Clara Frances
Clara Hadassah
Clara Lucy
Clara Hazel
Clara Rosemary
Clara Rhiannon
Clara Renee
Clara Maisie
Clara Beatrice
Clara Felicity
I think it's very pretty. It's a lovely classic, but not a massively popular. I'd love to meet a little Clara. Ella's Yr 7 buddy at her school is Clara, she'd be 11 or 12. I think it's fine as a full name.
Clara Cecily
Clara Verity
Clara Ruby
Clara Imogen
Clara Delphine
Clara Pearl
Clara Lillian
Clara Genevieve
Clara Elizabeth
Clara Eloise
Clara Sophia
Clara Faith
Clara Florence
Clara Octavia
Clara Ottilie
Clara Frances
Clara Hadassah
Clara Lucy
Clara Hazel
Clara Rosemary
Clara Rhiannon
Clara Renee
Clara Maisie
Clara Beatrice
Clara Felicity
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Clair-uh defies logic...
I know you all say it this way. But it defies logic.
and basically it breaks the rules of the English language to make an AIR sound with just an A and an R.
Sarah as the same. It really drives me nuts.
It should technically be pronounced SAH-Ruh.
Same way as Cara, Kara, Lara etc. are pronounced rhyming with STAR-UH like the way I say Clara...
I know you all say it this way. But it defies logic.
and basically it breaks the rules of the English language to make an AIR sound with just an A and an R.
Sarah as the same. It really drives me nuts.
It should technically be pronounced SAH-Ruh.
Same way as Cara, Kara, Lara etc. are pronounced rhyming with STAR-UH like the way I say Clara...
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I agree with you. :)
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Hmm what about "clarity" or "carriage"
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It is for me.
People around here find it irritating otherwise, just ask my friend Kara. KAIR-a bothers her to no end.
People around here find it irritating otherwise, just ask my friend Kara. KAIR-a bothers her to no end.
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actually..
I pronounce it Clah-rence, and so does everyone I know. Never heard of it said Claire-ence before.
I pronounce it Clah-rence, and so does everyone I know. Never heard of it said Claire-ence before.
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Its Claire-ence everywhere here in America that I have lived (midwest, west coast, north) and even when I was living in Germany I heard people say it Clair-ence.
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Not in Britain(m)
It's CLA-rence with a short 'a' at the beginning. And I think Clarence comes from Clare not the other way round.
Clara is CLAR-a in Britain (Clar rhymes with star). I only realised Americans said Claire-a when I noticed a lot of people on this board debating Claire and Clara as if they sounded the same with an 'a' on the end of Clara.
It's CLA-rence with a short 'a' at the beginning. And I think Clarence comes from Clare not the other way round.
Clara is CLAR-a in Britain (Clar rhymes with star). I only realised Americans said Claire-a when I noticed a lot of people on this board debating Claire and Clara as if they sounded the same with an 'a' on the end of Clara.
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You're right, but here it is...I was explaining why I think it's normal for Americans to say it Claire-a.
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I'm American, and I don't say Clara Claire-a. I say Claire with the vowel sounding like the vowel in stair, and I say Clara with the first vowel sounding like the vowel in hat. Clara isn't Claire with an A on the end of it, for me. On the other hand, the vowel is nothing like the vowel in star, for me, either.
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The vowel in hat and the vowel in stair sound the exact same to me...well Hat sounds a bit more nasally, but the same sound.
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okay....
its funny how you think Hat and Stair have the same sound..
Hat is a short A sound. Stair barely even notices the a.
but then again.. in the US they tend to say AIR as AYER and elongate the a.. so I guess it makes sense.
its funny how you think Hat and Stair have the same sound..
Hat is a short A sound. Stair barely even notices the a.
but then again.. in the US they tend to say AIR as AYER and elongate the a.. so I guess it makes sense.
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Where are you getting all this information about Americans from? I thought you were Australian? You are speaking about us as if you know us really well, except that what you say isn't true...at least not in my experience (and I am American). Saying AIR as AYER is something only maybe someone from the south would do or John Wayne. It is definately not something that should be generalized about all Americans (or even a great portion for that matter).
This message was edited 7/14/2009, 3:26 AM
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it was a joke..
taken from the song AYER that is out on the radio lately.
taken from the song AYER that is out on the radio lately.
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wow...um I'm glad I can amuse you?
I don't think it's really that funny, everyone's accents are different.
And yes, I also say Air as AYER.
I don't think it's really that funny, everyone's accents are different.
And yes, I also say Air as AYER.
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The perils of trying to discuss pronunciation in print! It gets so complicated!
To me, stair and Claire rhyme with Eyre, as in "Jane Eyre." The first syllable of Clara rhymes with what a baby would say: "Waaah!"
To me, stair and Claire rhyme with Eyre, as in "Jane Eyre." The first syllable of Clara rhymes with what a baby would say: "Waaah!"
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Yeah I meant in America...
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Ditto
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Haha, yes, we are totally OT but sometimes that is allowed. :)
Clare could be pronounced as rhyming with the word are, but it isn't pronounced that way. Like I mentioned earlier the English language has funky rules and half the time it doesn't follow them.
Clare could be pronounced as rhyming with the word are, but it isn't pronounced that way. Like I mentioned earlier the English language has funky rules and half the time it doesn't follow them.
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Yeah that's what I was trying to get at.
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Agree, but I like it. lol.
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The English language actually has conflicting rules, I was taught when I was young that is you had vowel-consonant-vowel then the first vowel should be said with a long sound by which it would be CLAIR-ah. I just find it extremely difficult to say Clahr-ah or I would as I think it's prettier, but it's mostly about accents.
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I agree, even though I'm American
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Well, I'm from the U.S., and that's the ONLY way I've ever heard Clara/Sarah pronounced. I don't know what to tell you.
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Here in Aus, I think they are pretty much always pronounced ar. Well, except Sarah which is always Sair-. Sara is Sah-ruh though, and the others are said the same way. I know one Sara said Sarah, and one Clara said Clair-uh, but the first has Candian parents and the second American.
I think Tara said Tair-uh is one of the ugliest things I've heard. I like the -ar prn. much better than the -air ones.
I think Tara said Tair-uh is one of the ugliest things I've heard. I like the -ar prn. much better than the -air ones.
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I'm the opposite with Tara...
I think Tara pronounced like Tar is super ugly and just destroys the name for me. It's my middle name and it feels so princessy, airy, and light pronounced Tair-uh.
I think Tara pronounced like Tar is super ugly and just destroys the name for me. It's my middle name and it feels so princessy, airy, and light pronounced Tair-uh.
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Its kind of interesting how we pronounce names though. In America, everyone pronounces the debated names in different ways. I think it depends on the area of the country you live in and your preferred pronunciation. I have lived all over so I say Clara and Sarah as Clair-uh and Sair-uh, but I say Tara as Tar-uh and Cara as Car-uh and Cair-uh.
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Lol agree about Tara..
and I HATE how the americans say Ca-RUH or Ta-RUH with a short A sound like as in carry..
and I HATE how the americans say Ca-RUH or Ta-RUH with a short A sound like as in carry..
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The English language does not really follow all rules. Think of the words through and the word weird. If you used English phonetics through would not look right and if you used the rule of 'I before E except after C' then you would spell weird as wierd.
Rules are not all conclusive. Hence, Clara is pronounced Claire-uh and Sarah is pronounced Sair-uh. You can pronounce it the way you want, but I bet most people you meet will not pronounce it that way and you and your daughter will spend your whole lives correcting people.
I don't think it defies logic. I guess you could say it is logical in that it follows the chaos theory, as in there is a method to the madness, you just don't see it...if that makes any sense.
Rules are not all conclusive. Hence, Clara is pronounced Claire-uh and Sarah is pronounced Sair-uh. You can pronounce it the way you want, but I bet most people you meet will not pronounce it that way and you and your daughter will spend your whole lives correcting people.
I don't think it defies logic. I guess you could say it is logical in that it follows the chaos theory, as in there is a method to the madness, you just don't see it...if that makes any sense.
This message was edited 7/12/2009, 7:31 PM
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Brydz lives in Australia. In Australia people say 'CLAR-uh', not 'CLAIR-uh.' Don't go placing any bets.
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lol @ chaos theory.
i guess it fits in this day and age with all the stupid names that don't make sense.
I still personally prefer the pronunciation I'm used to, just because it makes more sense..
i guess it fits in this day and age with all the stupid names that don't make sense.
I still personally prefer the pronunciation I'm used to, just because it makes more sense..
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I pronounce it Claire-uh and have never heard the pronunciation you are using...ever. I think with the proper pronunciation it is really pretty and has a lot of history to it (particularly American).
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This was my great-grandmother's name, so I really love it. She pronounced it Claire-ah, though, and that's the only way I've ever heard it. The other way sounds strange to me.
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Yeah, I agree; when I read it to myself, I thought Clara Susannah does rhyme too much. How about Clara Marie? Just thought of it; sounds kind of nice.
-Jade
-Jade
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