Middle names for Claire

Girl Names
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My husband loves [name]Claire[/name].

Loves it.

A lot.

And honestly, my husband does not tend to like the sort of names I like.

So, I don’t want to discourage his fondness for one name I actually really like, [name]Claire[/name]. It’s simple, it’s pretty, he thinks of it as one of HIS picks (which is good) but I like it.

BUUUUUT

What middle names go with it? I’m used to using it in combos as a middle name. I’m not great at combos with a one syllable FN, even ones I really like, like [name]Claire[/name]. And it seems to mash into a lot of other names.

What would you put it with? I’m just idea-gathering.

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Thanks lori. You always rock.

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I adore [name]Claire[/name]. It’s definitely in my top picks right now for future babes, though most likely as a middle name. A couple of suggestions I like are:

[name]Claire[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Augusta[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Elisabeth[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Elisabetta[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Valentina[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Magnolia[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Nouvel[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Marcheline[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Amelie[/name]

Or of course there’s always [name]Claire[/name] [name]Annette[/name]. :wink:

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Thanks, nj. Honestly it was a top middle name pick for me, too, so I’m trying to rearrange my thinking a bit and put it up front.

[name]Claire[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Magnolia[/name]

Are the ones jumping out at me from both responses so far, as well as always liking [name]Elizabeth[/name]. So maybe I need to look at 3-4 syllable middles.

It just eats R middle names, doesn’t it? E’s and R’s seem to get mashed the worst, maybe A’s too?

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I love [name]Claire[/name]. It’s a middle name favorite for me as well.

I love [name]Claire[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]Claire[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name], and [name]Claire[/name] [name]Annette[/name].

Other suggestions I’d throw out-

[name]Claire[/name] [name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Winter[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Alexandra[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Clementine[/name] (If you like the alliteration thing)
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Violet[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Eden[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Noelle[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Austen[/name]

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[name]Claire[/name] [name]Angelique[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Angelina[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Amaryllis[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Isadora[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Eugenia[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Liliana[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Natalia[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Annabelle[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Annabella[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Felicia[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Gabrielle[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Gabriella[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Anneliese[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Dominique[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Stefania[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Natalia[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Theodora[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Michaela[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Abigail[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Adrienne[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Adriana[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Violette[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Viviana[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Juliette[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Juliana[/name]

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Some of these are repeats, so bear with me…

[name]Claire[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Eleanora[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Josette[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Anne[/name] [name]Sophie[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Magnolia[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Elle[/name] [name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Belle[/name] [name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Anna[/name] [name]Leigh[/name]

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I like [name]Claire[/name]. [name]One[/name] syllable first names are harder for me to pair up too, but here are thoughts…
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Antonia[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Lorraine[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Nicolette[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Delaney[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Simone[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Delilah[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Violette[/name]

I kind of love a 1-3-1 for [name]Claire[/name]…
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Miranda[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Emilia[/name] [name]Faye[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Lillian[/name] [name]Bree[/name]

(And [name]Claire[/name] [name]Annette[/name] cracked me up. Nice one.)

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I would choose [name]Claire[/name] [name]Margaux[/name].

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[name]Claire[/name] [name]Anneliese[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Elise[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Jessamine[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Sabine[/name] – [name]LOVE[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Christine[/name] – [name]LOVE[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Lisette[/name] – [name]LOVE[/name]

do you like any of these?

good luck!

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Quite like [name]Claire[/name]. Many excellent suggestions above, I’ll suggest [name]Claire[/name] [name]Elena[/name] and [name]Claire[/name] [name]Iris[/name] as well.

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[name]Claire[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Marianne[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Louise[/name]/[name]Louisa[/name]

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[name]Claire[/name] [name]Elisabeth[/name] [name]Louisa[/name] is our first choice for a baby girl! Here are some that were on our list

[name]Claire[/name] [name]Elisabeth[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Elise[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Isabella[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Viviana[/name](love [name]Viviana[/name])
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Danielle[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Olivia[/name]

sorry for repeats, these are just ones we considered with [name]Claire[/name].

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My oldest daughter is [name]Clare[/name] [name]Michelle[/name] so I love that one. We nearly went with [name]Clare[/name] [name]Frances[/name] and I still quite like that combo.

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I love [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Sabine[/name] (and [name]Sabrina[/name]) but I don’t think DH cares for them. I do love [name]Jessamine[/name] and I might be able to use it as a middle.

[name]Do[/name] you think [name]Rachel[/name] works? I have [name]Rae[/name] and [name]Raquel[/name]/[name]Rahela[/name] as name possibilities I’d like to use, but I thought I’d have to sacrifice them to use [name]Claire[/name] as a FN.

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My daughter’s first name is [name]Jane[/name], so we had a similar challenge. A lot depends on your style, if you want more classic or unexpected. Maybe:
[name]Claire[/name]…
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Tabitha[/name]
[name]Delphine[/name]
[name]Mariel[/name]
[name]Demeter[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Mireille[/name]
[name]Cosima[/name]
[name]Helena[/name]

(Sorry in advance, I didn’t check for repeats)