How do you pronounce Clara?

gracegrace
in Pregnancy & Parenting

Do you pronounce Clara as:

Claire-uh or Clah-rah?

I don't mind if you don't like this name. My husband and I both like it pronounced as Claire-uh, but wouldn't choose a name that would be mispronounced often... Do you think Claira would look trashy?

BQ: middle name for Clara?

Comments

  • anonymousanonymous

    I pronounce it Claire-uh. Cute name btw! BQ: depends on last name, but I think Clara Genevieve sounds really pretty together!

  • tim-reid_60af47ee83b7ctim-reid_60af47ee83b7c

    Claire-uh

    I think in the UK, it's more often pronounced Clah-rah, while in the US, Clara.

    So whether it would be mispronounced depends on where you live. I would definitely NOT spell it Claira. It looks silly.

    BQ: I have Clara Genevieve on my own list.

    Other ideas:

    Clara Lucienne

    Clara Vivienne

    Clara Marie

    Clara Evelyn

    Clara Juliet

    Clara Emmeline

    Clara Jocelyn

    Clara Felicity

  • poppy-ellis_60af47ef24c64poppy-ellis_60af47ef24c64

    I live in New York and I pronounce it as clah-ruh. Sometimes the pronunciation of a name depends on where you're from, as different regions have different accents. Where are you from? Do most people in your neighborhood pronounce it the same as you do?

    I don't think Claira would look trashy, but it definitely doesn't look as nice, simple, and elegant as Clara to me. If you really want to avoid mispronunciation issues, though, spell it Claira. It's not that bad. It's not like your butchering the spelling.

    BQ: I think these names sound like nice combinations:

    • Clara Margaret

    • Clara Jayne

    • Clara Scarlett

    • Clara Madeleine

    • Clara Violet

    • Clara Jasmine

    • Clara May

    • Clara Juliet

    • Clara Florence

    • Clara Briony

    • Clara Nicolette

    • Clara Melody

    • Clara Brielle

    • Clara Natalie

    • Clara Louise

    -- Rosie ♥

  • ethan-brown_60af47efbf774ethan-brown_60af47efbf774

    I love Clara! It's so pretty, cute, and classy! I pronounce it Claire-uh!!!! :) I think Claira just looks weird and would get misspelled a lot more than Clara would get mispronounced.

    Clara Arianne

    Clara Angelique

    Clara Danielle

    Clara Elizabeth

    Clara Fleur

    Clara Grace

    Clara Juliet

    Clara Jacqueline

    Clara Marie

    Clara Marielle

    Clara Rosalie

    Clara Susan

  • anonymousanonymous

    I pronounce it Claire-uh. I personally think Clara is a nice name but replaced it with Claire. I think Claira just looks weird and it would be misspelled.

    Clara Emmeline

  • eveeve

    My husband says it Klar-uh. I say it usually as Klair-uh. I think Claira looks beautiful, even more than Clara.

    BQ: Clara Penelope

    Clara Annabelle

    Clara Jane

    Clara Joy

    Clara Bethany

    Clara Lorelai

    Good luck :)

  • anonymousanonymous

    I pronounce it the way you do, but I'm sure most people don't, I used to know a Clara. But I think spelling it Claira is a good, non-trashy way (i actually find this spelling way cuter) to make sure it isn't mispronounced, like in school when a teacher is taking attendance for example.

  • alexandramalexandram

    I pronounce it Clah-ruh (might just be because of my accent), but I think both pronunciations are very similar anyway..I prefer the spelling Clara, even with your pronunciation of it

    BQ:

    Clara Madeleine

    Clara Katherine

    Clara Skye

    Clara Brooke

    Clara Elisabeth

    Clara Lauren

    Clara Annabel

    Clara Juliet

    :)

  • luckylucky

    Claire-uh

  • leahleah

    I live in Ireland, and it's always pronounced clah-rah here, I've never heard anyone say claire-uh. I guess it depends on your accent and where you're from :)

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