Your opinion on the name Claire

gusoff · October 2010

Hi all.

What is your opinion of the name Claire? I mentioned this to a friend, and she got a nauseated face and said every claire she knows is a B*#@h.

My DH was very against it at first. He said he instantley thought of his 6'2 Native American friend.

What do you think?

veganxangel · October 2010

I think it's a lovely name. Currently rising in popularity, but it's a classic so it will always be "popular".

lovemytwoboys · October 2010

I think it is a beautiful, classic name.

I'm not a fan of one syllable first names, so I personally wouldn't use it as a first name. However, we were planning to use it for a middle name if we had a girl in honor of my grandmother (Clarice).

GideonsMom · October 2010

I think it is a nice name but I wouldn't use it because it is so popular.

Steph1673 · October 2010

It's currently our #1 girl name :-)

And there is a different between popular and trendy. Classic names, like Claire, are popular because they stand the test of time...I'm fine with that.

Trendy names are popular for only a moment in time and then sound "dated" thereafter.

Cowgirl1981 · October 2010

We are considering it for a mn. I've always liked this name. Smile

shopgirl_07 · October 2010

I think it's pretty boring. Maybe for a middle name though.

Ceridwen21 · October 2010

I love it. Clare (family spelling) is near the top of my list.

starlight8323 · October 2010

WTH? This is so strange to me. I would think that there are enough Claires running around that most people would have more than one association with the name, and would be able to get past a bad reference like that.

To answer your question, my opinion on the name is that it's a filler. In fact I'm so tired of hearing it as a middle name, that I've gotten to where I can't stand it as a first name either. But it is a beautiful classic name, similar to Marie.... just way overused. Sorry.

skio · October 2010

gusoff:

My DH was very against it at first. He said he instantley thought of his 6'2 Native American friend.

lol. This is an interesting connection to make.

I love Claire.

jennyslp · October 2010

To me, this is like asking, "What do you think of the name John?" It's a name. It's a nice name, but nothing special, just a name. It has stood the test of time and is not bad but does nothing for me, because it is just boring to me, but I like more uncommon names.

scoutkate · October 2010

Timeless, good for any age, easy to pronounce, easy to spell, feminine. It's very popular but I don't think it's overused. I love it, personally.

dana1318a · October 2010

Claire is our top choice right now, and going by my babynames.com link in my siggy, it seems like a lot of other people like it too. I think its funny when people say names are too popular, because I really think that all depends on your area. Claire may be considered "popular" by some, but I've never met a Claire in my life. Obviously, I know there are a lot out there, but I think the fact that I've never met one (or know anyone who has met one) leads me to believe they're probably not sooooo common that I need to rule it out. Jennifer/Jessica in the 80's though, that's another story lol I know about 20 Jennifers and 20 Jessica's (at least) born in the 80's.

As far as your friend saying every Claire she knows is a B*tch, when DH first suggested Claire, I thought spoiled brat. But it's grown on me, and I decided that just because I used to think of a spoiled brat when I heard the name Claire, doesn't mean that if I name my daughter Claire, she will be a spoiled brat.

misscharlotte04 · October 2010

It's a classic name, and I don't have any horrible name association with it but it is just a little too plain for my taste. Maybe it would work better as a middle name.

ToBeMrsC6907 · October 2010

I love it. It actually used to be among my top choices.

Then I had 2 close girlfriends name their DD's Claire. So, it's out for us.

Lisa625 · October 2010

If this baby is a girl, her name will be Claire. It is on the upswing, but it's not THAT popular. It is #53 on 2009 ss list.

DH grandma's name was Maryclaire, so they baby will be named after her. I think it's a beautiful name.

SeasideBride06 · October 2010

I love Claire! It is difficult to use as a first name...there doesn't seem to be many middle names that sounds too good with it. I do like Claire Elizabeth and Claire Elise though.

queenbone · October 2010

I think of the saint, so I like it.

It seems to be getting really popular now though.

GenuineGenie · October 2010

veganxangel:
I think it's a lovely name. Currently rising in popularity, but it's a classic so it will always be "popular".

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TheLuckiestOne · October 2010

gusoff:
Hi all.

What is your opinion of the name Claire? I mentioned this to a friend, and she got a nauseated face and said every claire she knows is a B*#@h.

My DH was very against it at first. He said he instantley thought of his 6'2 Native American friend.

What do you think?

I may be in the minority here, but I actually have to agree with your friend. All the Claires I have known tend to be really bitchy or snobby. Maybe just bad luck.

I'm also just really tired of this name.

Soon to be Mrs.Williams · October 2010

I love it!

gusoff · October 2010

lol I think it is the only Claire he knows, so he automatically thinks of him.

gusoff · October 2010

hmmm.. interesting. I only know one person (well met him once) with the name Claire. First or middle for that matter.

alliejo725 · October 2010

I have to say, I'm amazed to hear that both your friend and your husband disliked that name.

Here I thought I've been on crazy pills because I swear I'm the only person who doesn't like Claire....

aelocke · October 2010

My LO's name will be Claire Elise. It's feminine, simple, and classic. It is a hard name to find a middle name to go with since it is one syllable. My husband and I really like the name. My husband calls our LO Claire Bear and I think it's adorable.

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