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Funky Spelling?

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DH has said he likes the name Claire (my top girls name), but thinks it should be spelled Clare (like the place in Ireland).  I think it looks like someone forgot the 'i' and she'll forever have people misspelling her name.

What do you think?  Claire or Clare?   

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  • SunshineKiraSunshineKira member
    I had a friend in high school who had this name and spelled it Clare, so it doesn't bother me. I think if I were to choose however I'd probably prefer Claire.
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  • tct1219tct1219 member
    my sister's name is mary clare but it's because she is named after our family friend who is a nun. people always misspell it claire so you might want to go with that spelling.
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  • KateLouiseKateLouise member
    I know a Clare but prefer Claire.
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  • DEPDEP

    WHo clares?  LOL!  It's 5 am and I am sleep deprived right now, so forgive me.

    Spell it the way you want;  I like that it has meaning spelled as CLARE!

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  • hersheykisshersheykiss
    Clare is the spelling for the main character in The Time Traveler's Wife. I love the spelling.
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  • BelleIsaBelleIsa member
    I vote for Claire, but only because it's a little more international and if she choses to live anywhere non-English (Europe, for example), many people would have trouble pronouncing and spelling Clare.
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  • wheelenlwheelenl

    imageBelleIsa:
    I vote for Claire, but only because it's a little more international and if she choses to live anywhere non-English (Europe, for example), many people would have trouble pronouncing and spelling Clare.

    That depends on where. In Spain and Portugal, I think Clare would probably be easier as it's closer to Clara. 

    I vote Clare. That's how I would have spelled it--a MN possibility for a girl (whom I'm never having--sigh). We spelled Colin with one L because it was "more common" but people misspell it Collin all of the time. I might have spelled it Collin but literally I wanted the more common spelling to make it easier. That hasn't proven to be the case. 

    Clare is not just the Irish spelling but the English spelling as well (as in the rest of the UK) and it definitely is my preference. 

     I know Claires and Clares IRL.

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  • sunnyday016sunnyday016 member
    I've seen both.
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  • mgra328mgra328
    they're both completely acceptable spellings.  i think that claire is the french and clare is the english/british spelling.  either is fine!  :)  think of how many different ways there are to spell christina/cristina/kristina!
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  • CMDR513CMDR513 member
    prefer it the traditional way.
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  • qtpa2tqtpa2t member
    They are both pretty common spellings, so I wouldn't think it's a big issue.  More often than not, people will forget the 'e' at the end anyway, so there's that issue as well.
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  • OctoberCAPAOctoberCAPA member
    I like Claire better, but either looks fine.  It's such a pretty name!
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  • wheelenlwheelenl

    imageCMDR513:
    prefer it the traditional way.

    But Clare is a traditional way to spell it. In English-speaking countries, technically, it's the MORE traditional way.

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  • carolinagcarolinag member
    i honestly think they're both fine, and i've known people with both spellings. i'm irish so clare doesn't look wrong to me at all. 
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  • metzy144metzy144 member
    I like Claire.
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  • TelycoTelyco

    Either way you go people will spell names wrong....but how many times will "these people" be spelling your child's name anyway?

    I like Clare better.

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  • kizz11kizz11 member
    claire.
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  • RJBWifeRJBWife
    Claire.  Clare looks like it should rhyme with car.
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  • carlyreneecarlyrenee member
    imageDEP:

    Spell it the way you want;  I like that it has meaning spelled as CLARE!

     

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  • wheelenlwheelenl

    imageRJBWife:
    Claire.  Clare looks like it should rhyme with car.

    Really?

    Do ware, hare, bare and share rhyme with car?

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  • mrsc720mrsc720
    Claire.
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  • houndbabyhoundbaby member
    Claire
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  • FutureMrs.SteenFutureMrs.Steen
    I love Claire, but Clare looks SO strange to me. I really don't like Clare. 
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  • Robby6Robby6
    clare
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