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notthatn2this

McClaren for a girl. I realize it is a stroller brand name, but it is also a family name. Thoughts?

andrea922

It sounds like a last name, a masculine one at that and yes, it is a stroller brand, and for those two reasons I wouldn't use it. NMS.

EXL311

I don't like it.  I'm kind of anti any name that starts with Mc.  It just doesn't sound like a first name.

mrsjazzsinger

I don't really like it for a first name.

What about the name McKenzie (or Makenzie) Claire? Kind of a spin off of the name Maclaren.

Tess12

andrea922:

It sounds like a last name, a masculine one at that and yes, it is a stroller brand, and for those two reasons I wouldn't use it. NMS.

Yes, exactly.

EmmaRain

Sorry, nms. Sounds like an Irish surname, like Paddy O'Neal McClaren. It is unique, but I wouldn't have wanted to grow up with my first name as McClaren. Maybe use it as a middle name?

epphd

NMS. As much as I am sooooo over the name Makenzie, I agree that Makenzie Claire is a better alternative.

mrs.sheller

I don't like it.

iluvtom

How about Clare instead..

RockCandy

It doesn't really work as a first name.  I would suggest using it as a middle name instead.

JoyGotDots

Us it for a middle name

notthatn2this

I was afraid of getting a bunch of negative responses for that one. I have run it by several girlfriends and the responses have been positive.....maybe they are lying! ha! The name is a family name and means a lot to me on account of a grandma I am close to. I actually don't think it sounds strange at all, perhaps because I have had it as a possible name in the back of my mind for several years now. We'll see, thanks for your opinions even if it generated a thumbs down:)

I should say too that our last name is only 5 letters long (warranting a longer first name) and that I have thought of using "clare" as a possible nickname even though I have never been a fan of shortening a name.

KMR816

I'm not crazy about it. I have a friend whose maiden name is McWhorter. ?That's what she named her son, but they call him Mac.

thenewmrsrussell

It sounds like a last name and NOT a first name. It doesn't even sound feminine at all. Sorry, NMS.

Quizzle

I am extremely anti Mc- names for girls, as Mc means 'son of' and it's just way too masculine for me. I think it would be an excellent middle name, though!

 

Elizabeth McClaren, for example, would give you a longer first name but still use it as a middle name.

Smores730

I actually had a Mclaren in my class last year and maybe I'm biased because she was such a great kid, but I like it! I also like just Laren.

*JCsGirl*

I actually know a girl with the first name McClaren.  It was a family name for her also.  She goes by Laren (lair-en).  It's a cute nn and really suits her.  I think only her family and really close friends know her full name.

fluffybear

To me it sounds more like a middle name.

sherron and troy

epphd:

NMS. As much as I am sooooo over the name Makenzie, I agree that Makenzie Claire is a better alternative.

ditto this

AlmostDunn

I like it much better as a middle name.

Corinneallyson

I think as long as you have a nickname like Laren picked out, it works. My boss at my last job named his son MacLeod, and they call him Mac. It's interesting.

Bluesmoothee

Gay and trying too hard.

RockysLove

Not a huge fan, but I think it would make a great mn.

teacherjess

Nope. Doesn't sound like a first name at all, plus it's just like the stroller.