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As much as I like Cloris Leachman, I don't like the name at all. I always think of chlorine and it definitely sounds old.

Reading about Cloris Lachman's death made me wonder if all the "regular" actors from Mel Brooks' classic movies are gone. I hope Brooks is okay (he's in his 90s, too).

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I looked her up on Wikipedia and saw that she was the eldest of three sisters, the younger two being Claiborne and Mary. Cloris & Claiborne were family names (belonging to their parents). I suspect non-name nerds might look at the sibset and decide that Mary lucked out, lol!

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Chloris is a cool name, and potentially a palatable alternative to the overused Chloe. This is also my preferred spelling, and it's less visually reminiscent of both clitoris (as remarked several times in this thread) and Clorox (what I first think of).

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Chloris Acacia
Chloris Adelaide
Chloris Alannah
Chloris Antoinette
Chloris Antonia
Chloris Ariadne
Chloris Elinor
Chloris Eloise
Chloris Fiona
Chloris Francine
Chloris Genevieve
Chloris Hope
Chloris Idonea / Chloris Idony
Chloris Imelda
Chloris Imogen

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); I'm sorry to hear about her passing. She was one of the best. I'll always remember her best as the wacky grandmother from the sitcom, Raising Hope where I first discovered who she was.

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Anyway, I'm not really a fan of the name, even with the typical spelling. It's not the worst though in my opinion, just very old time-y and less charming than a lot of other names

This message was edited 1/28/2021, 2:41 PM

Sorry don't like it at all, chlorine, chloride.
Prefer Chloe

I prefer Chloe and Clodagh; Cloris makes me feel uncomfortable, but Chloris is fine.

I rather like Cloris myself -- I tend to be fond of any name containing the "or" sound.

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I wrote a column on the name back in 2013 when Leachman's birthday fell on the date my column was published. Her life story includes some wonderful information about the name -- including that Tallulah Bankhead called her "Clorox Bleachman", and that she decided NOT to change her name for her acting career even those others advised her to because when she randomly opened a phone book to try to find a new name, the first one she saw was "Leavitt":

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https://omaha.com/lifestyles/cleveland-evans-actress-keeps-cloris-a-rarity-with-mythical-origins-alive/article_910900c5-5e19-5b35-880c-231de729362d.html

Cloris Leachman's performance in The Last Picture Show is among my favorites recognized by the Oscars, so I've long been fond of Chloris (I prefer this form because of the mythology).

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Chloris Adele
Chloris Amanda
Chloris Aniko
Chloris Anita (aw!)
Chloris Annabel
Chloris Annebet
Chloris Annegret
Chloris Annemieke
Chloris Camille
Chloris Colette
Chloris Davina
Chloris Delphine
Chloris Elektra
Chloris Emily
Chloris Emmeline
Chloris Eugenie
Chloris Eulalie
Chloris Evelina / Eveline
Chloris Evita ?
Chloris Felina !
Chloris Fenella
Chloris Genevieve
Chloris Inez
Chloris Ione
Chloris Jeannette

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This message was edited 1/28/2021, 9:18 AM

Cloris reminds me of Clovis and everything medieval, which isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Never liked it because it has a very strong smell of bleach and disinfectant around it.

Aww, mom always liked her a bunch. I will have to break the news to her :(

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I like Cloris. It sounds retro in a good way, happy and bouncy.

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Cloris Irene
Daphne Cloris
Cloris Denise

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Cloripatra?

Clitoris

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That's literally the first thing I think of, sorry.

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RIP tho.