[name_f]Claire[/name_f] is an old favorite of mine that I’m thinking about bringing back around–I love its simple femininity, and the fact that it honors my dad and brother (shares a meaning with their middle name, [name_m]Robert[/name_m]).
I’m struggling a little bit with combos, though–anyone have any ideas? So far, I’m tossing around [name_f]Claire[/name_f] Pasqualina (probably my favorite so far), [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Eliska[/name_f] (eh-LEESH-kah; it’s a Czech form of [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]), [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Florentina[/name_f] (maybe), [name_f]Claire[/name_f] Eliisa (I’m crushing hardcore on Finnish names–especially the double-vowel ones!–lately! It’s said almost like eh-[name_m]LAY[/name_m]-sah.), and [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Amparo[/name_f] (I love that [name_f]Amparo[/name_f] means “shelter”). Obviously, I’m liking the idea of something a little foreign, spunky, and unexpected. I’m not sure of any of these enough that I’m ready to commit, though, so I would love some ideas.
Thanks, Berries!
So far [name_f]Claire[/name_f] Pasqualina and [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Florentina[/name_f] are my favorites.
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Pomona[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Fabiola[/name_f] (Fah-[name_f]BEE[/name_f]-oh-la)
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Antonina[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Colombina[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Margherita[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Giuseppina[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] Philippina (I love the idea of Pina as a nickname, because of dancer Pina Bausch)
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Winona[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] Brilliantina (This was, believe it or not, the name of an ancestor of mine)
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] Idalecia
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Musette[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Musetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Zerlina[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] Adalgisa
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Damiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Catharina[/name_f]
Oh and I just remembered: [name_f]Claire[/name_f] Azucena, [name_f]Claire[/name_f] Macarena and [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Oceane[/name_f]
All your options are great, but I like [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Amparo[/name_f] the most!
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Amarantha[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Evanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Junia[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Medora[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Iolanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Yseult[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Anatola[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Amapola[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Cipriana[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] Amora
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Liliosa[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Adora[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Anouk[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Honora[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Cicely[/name_f]/[name_f]Sicily[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Massima[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Philomena[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Francine[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] Tzipporah
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Heloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Oksana[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Marcellina[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Solana[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Hadassah[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Ekaterina[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Ceridwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Elmira[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Minuet[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Ambrosia[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Celine[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Xenia[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Inessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Margery[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Ximena[/name_f]
Sorry for the massive list, but hopefully it means there’s something here that you like!
Thanks, ladies! I’m intrigued by [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Giuseppina[/name_f] (I love this Italian form of [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]!), [name_f]Claire[/name_f] Philippina (I came across [name_f]Philippine[/name_f] a while back, and loved the idea of [name_f]Grace[/name_f] [name_f]Philippine[/name_f], but I like Philippina much better with [name_f]Claire[/name_f]!), [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Honora[/name_f], [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Anouk[/name_f], and [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Ambrosia[/name_f]!
Anyone else want to share? 