Not too bad, but I'd never really use it. People are super split on the name, so that's the only thing I would really be wary of. I think it also could maybe get bullies to pick on it, so that's why I would just use the name Clayton, and call them Clay. I once met a guy named Clayton, and he went by CJ.
Clay Terran is a character in the popular video game series "Ace Attorney". He appears as a murder victim in the fourth case of "Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies".
Clay is far better than Clayton for sure.I think it could work for a boy thanks to similar names like Barclay or Clyde.The meaning is strange: here in Italy 'Clay' is 'argilla' (or 'creta' if you mean the one for pottery) that are not given names at all (but in this case they would be feminine).However Clay has a simple, solid and sunny sound with a country and outdoorsy vibe. It is strong and youthful.I would not use it but maybe for a character... of course!
The name Clay was given to 332 boys born in the US in 2016. More than 99.9 percent of people with the first name Clay are male.
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I just love the name Clay. It is an awesome name and I use it in every story I write. I think that Clay or Claye or Klay is the best name for a baby boy (best being Claye).
Clay (also known as Max in Europe) is the male protagonist in the Game Boy Advance video game Mario Tennis: Power Tour.
― Anonymous User 11/2/2014
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Clay is much more substantial than the horrible name Clayton. Clay is a cute, unique, masculine name. :-)
― Anonymous User 11/2/2014
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Update: I don't think the name Clayton is really horrible anymore. Clay and Clayton are both equally nice names. :) xo.
― Anonymous User 7/25/2015
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Although it may seem eccentric to name your child after mud, the 1953 edition of the journal "Names" sheds some light as to why the name might have been chosen in the past:"If a mother has lost two children in childbirth or shortly thereafter, she can be assured of the survival of her third child, according to popular belief, only if the second baby lies buried face down in the grave and the third child is named for Mother Earth".Hence any name with "earthy" meanings would have made a good choice for the third child to ensure its survival.
I really like the name Clay. Clayton sounds boring to me.
― Anonymous User 7/24/2009
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I'm from Kentucky, and there are quite a few men in the family tree with Clay as a middle name. It's been passed down the line since one ancestor was named for Henry Clay, the influential Kentucky senator who founded the Whig Party.