Is this weird??

[airbornenita42]

Love the name Clara, but our last name starts with D. So, she would be Clara D.

All I hear is “clarity” lol — is that weird?? Would that deter you from using the name??

 

[river__raine]

@airbornenita42 Not at all. People don’t really introduce themselves using first name and last initial only or call people by their first name and last initial on a regular daily basis.

 

[airbornenita42]

@river__raine Well, I am one of two Jamie’s on my team at work, so I go by “Jamie D” all day every day haha

 

[ginalola]

@airbornenita42 Lol, I understand the hesitancy, but I think you may be overthinking it! I dont think this will come up very often or be an issue. Clara is a beautiful name

 

[vlc]

@airbornenita42 she might be called clara d if there is another clara in her class (which there never had been)

 

[lozzymagoo]

@airbornenita42 Not at all! Use the name!

 

[j2019]

@airbornenita42 I think you are over thinking this!

 

[steadfastlutheran]

@airbornenita42 You are overthinking it. Some people may hear it but I promise most won't. My birth date is all consecutive numbers. The vast majority of people never even notice - which is sad because it's cool.

It's very unlikely that Clara going to be the next big thing so it would be a unicorn if there was another Clara in her class. It just doesn't have that kind of trending. It's very unlikely that she'll need to be known as Clara D.

And you need a southern accent to really run the two together on a regular basis.

 

[spencez]

@airbornenita42 i don’t see it at all, but even so, it’s not a bad association to have tbh. clarity is not a bad thing

 

[bowpounder]

@airbornenita42 even if she is called "Clara D." who cares?! it barely sounds like clarity imo and what person is going to mock her "clarity"? its not really an insulting word

 

[fid3ll3]

@airbornenita42 I don’t think so. It’s not something I think would come up hardly ever if at all. Plus clarity isn’t a bad thing. Her initials would be CD which is cute to me.

 

[katrina2017]

@airbornenita42 I only had one daughter, but if either of my two following pregnancies had been a girl, I was going to name her Clara. My daughter’s name is Ellsie. I love old names! Great choice.
Also, I don’t think you’ll have that issue because she’ll probably be the only Clara in class. So no one will have to address her by Clara D. Now if you were naming her Emma, that would be a different story. Emma’s always have their last initial addressed.

 

[ekboadi]

@airbornenita42 There are 2-3 Claras in my 10yo’s grade at school (about 70 students). I don’t think it is terrible at all but I would also be hesitant to use it for this reason because things like that bother me. I doubt it would be an issue for others but I get it.

 

[jaspers]

@airbornenita42 As someone with allergies, my immediate thought was Claritin D. But if you like it, it's definitely still usable.