Mary Claire?

leah1615

WDYT? Too dowdy? Would you still have a mn with this?

mrsc720

NMS. It reminds me of sister act. Sister Mary Clarence.

kellyfromcali

reminds me of the magazine Marie Claire. And, like the PP, it sounds like Sister Mary Clarence.

Poplin2007

meh.. it's ok.  The fact that you're asking about giving a mn makes me think you'd use these two names together all the time, which makes it sound even more nun-like.  I also don't like the almost rhyme...

GettinNervous

I think Mary is too plain. (Sorry, Grandmom.) Claire is too trendy and typical for now.

MTS13

I know someone with this name and like pp said, it's hard to drop the middle name because they are so easy to say together. I feel like someone with this name is forever 10 years old.

All that aside, I really do think it is a lovely name!?

haleymay18

kellyfromcali:

reminds me of the magazine Marie Claire. And, like the PP, it sounds like Sister Mary Clarence.

Agree. Totally reminds me of Marie Claire mag.

jolis_petits_bijoux

I don't like names that rhyme, so it's NMS.  I'd rather see Marie Claire - it's prettier and flows better - but, yeah, the magazine...

Aligator28

I am not a fan of the Mary ________ names. They're really popular around here, I just don't care for them, they're nun like to me.

lwilkinson

NMS - reminds me of the magazine Marie Claire. I do like Claire by itself.

miss_beckman

NMS- as said before reminded of the magazine and TOTALLY see Sister Act! Claire isnt bad tho- it's common...

browneyes_24b

I have the tendancy to want to say Marie Claire.

borc0080

I'd drop the Mary and just stick with Claire.  Like PPs, "Mary Claire" sounds a bit too Catholic (even if you are Catholic). 

MCourtney27

I have  a beautiful neice named Mary Claire - wasn't crazy about the name when my sister first suggested it, but like it very much now - funny how your view on a name will change because of the person.  I think it flows very well and is very pretty and still fairly unique. 

tct1219

my sister is named mary clare and she is named after a family friend who is a nun/ headmistress at her school. i will just say that she goes by mary and wishes she had a "cooler name" but then again, she's a little wild too.

oh and you don't need a second middle name with it, i think that would sound weird.

berryblndgirl

I used to know a woman named Mary Clare, so I have good associations with this name. For some reason, it makes me think of Mary Kay cosmetics, but I still like it.

MrsH_2008

It reminds me of Marie Claire, the mag.

LMS05

I like it! Yes, you could use a middle name.?

newportbride715

I love Claire. How about Claire Marie or Clara Marie.

erinms

Love it and no I wouldn't use a middle name.

lilygirl

I like it.  We also have a cousin named Mary Caroline.  I wouldn't use a mn with a double name.