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HelpRe: WDYTO Clara?
in reply to a message by RoxStar
I can definitely see why some people would find that pronunciation of Clara pretentious. I think it is slightly less common of a pronunciation in the US. With the Claire pronunciation being more common. Every time I've seen a version of The Nutcracker with narration they pronounce her name CLAHR-ə / CLAR-ə. I maybe have once heard them pronounce it differently. So as a kid my first introduction to the name was the CLAHR-ə pronunciation.
Truthfully I love both pronunciations. I was hoping that Clara CLAHR-ə wouldn't seem too pretentious since Lara usually seems to be most often pronounced LAHR-ə. Well most Lara's I have met pronounce it that way. Also I see Sara pronounced SAHR-ə / SAR-ə about equally often as SER-ə.
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Truthfully I love both pronunciations. I was hoping that Clara CLAHR-ə wouldn't seem too pretentious since Lara usually seems to be most often pronounced LAHR-ə. Well most Lara's I have met pronounce it that way. Also I see Sara pronounced SAHR-ə / SAR-ə about equally often as SER-ə.
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Favorite Names:
Leona, Fiona, Artemis, Hazel, Luna, Serafina, Adelina, Callisto, Stella, Aurora, Ursa, Augustine, Citrina, Vivian, Dorothea, Eleanor, Iris, Maple.
Kieran, Connor, Rowan, Cedar, Arthur, Magnus, Finn, Theron, Xavier, Teagan, Quinn, Cedric, Adrian, Julian, Tristan, Gavin, Gryphon.
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