Girl name to go with Claire Élise

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Girl name to go with Claire Élise
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Sun, 08-13-2006 - 5:08pm

Hi there,

My DD's name is Claire Elise. I'm already htinking of a name for #2 even though we aren't officially "trying" yet.

Here are some of our faves:

Anna
Amélie
Audrey
Evelyn/Eveline
Elinor/Eleanor
Madeleine
Phoebe
Sophie
Sarah

Our cultural backgrounds are a mixture of French, German, Irish/British, and Spanish.

My personal fave so far is Sophie. but I am a bit worried that is sounds too much like my name - Stephanie. WDYT?

Any other suggestions for names that owuld go nicely with Claire Elise? TIA!

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Sun, 08-13-2006 - 5:32pm
I also want to add the name Maya to my list, but I don't know how to edit my post!
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Sun, 08-13-2006 - 6:28pm

I don't think Sophie is too close to your name.

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Mon, 08-14-2006 - 12:29am

Hi there, Stephanie. Claire Elise is beautiful! Good work naming that one. Here are my thoughts on your list:

Anna-I like it a lot, & it goes nicely w/Claire.

Amélie-Beautiful.

Audrey-That's sweet. I don't love it as much w/Claire, but it's not bad.

Evelyn/Eveline-I'd definitly prefer Evelyn. My friend's grandmother was named Eveline & she actually changed her name to Evelyn because she thought it sounded more classy. I agree.

Elinor/Eleanor-I'd prefer the latter spelling, but this still isn't my favourite.

Madeleine-I love it as long as you can avoid the dreadful 'Maddie'.

Phoebe-Sweet.

Sophie-Very nice, & it's great w/Claire. I don't think it's too close to Stephanie. Maybe for sisters, but it shouldn't be a big deal for mother & daugther.

Sarah-I do like Sarah, but not w/Claire for some reason.

Here are some suggestions:

Annelie

Belle

Daphne

Elle

Elisabeth/Bess/Elle

Emmeline

Eloise

Elodie

Grace

Gemma

Hope

Hannah

Ivy

Isabel

Jane

June

Juliet

Josephine/Josie

Lucy

Lily

Lydia

Maya

Mia

Nina

Rose

Stella

Tess(a)

Violet

Zoe

Hope this helps!

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Registered: 01-26-2005
Mon, 08-14-2006 - 8:16am
The name that popped into my head before I even read the post was Anna and then I saw it
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Registered: 03-27-2003
Mon, 08-14-2006 - 9:23am

First, I want to say that I think this is a great list. You really can't go wrong with any of these names. My favorites are probably Anna, Maya, and Amelie, but they're all beautiful. Claire Elise was a gorgeous choice as well.

I also wanted to say that my name is Stephanie, and we have a cat named Sophie, and the similarity of our names never crossed my mind. I know that a pet is not the same as a child, but I have never once misunderstood someone if they were talking to or about the cat. We call her Soph quite a bit, too, and I've never misunderstood that for Steph. Like another poster said, Sophie might be too similar to a sister named Stephanie, but as a mother/daughter, I think it will be fine.

Good luck making a final decision!
Stephanie, mom to Megan Joy (nn Meg) and Julianna May (nn Annie)

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Registered: 04-22-2006
Mon, 08-14-2006 - 12:39pm

I think Claire and Anna as sisters is sooo sweet. Overall I think all the names on your list compliment Claire very well. Good luck!

Michelle