Baby Middle Name Suggestion

Updated on January 24, 2011
R.W. asks from Salt Lake City, UT
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I'm looking for some good middle name ideas for the name Claire. We have a really short one-syllable last name, so we want something a little longer for a middle name. What sounds nice with Claire?

Also, do you like Claire or Kate better? Just curious!

And who knows...maybe it's a boy, haha! We aren't finding out, since we have one of each.

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Wow, thank you so much for your great responses! Claire was my husband's suggestion, and I've been letting it grow on me, but after hearing this response, I'm VERY excited about the name now!!!

We're still several months away from having the baby, but we're pretty sure we've decided to use my grandmother's name as her middle name. So if we have a girl, she will be named CLAIRE BETH. I know we wanted a longer middle name, but we both think this is beautiful. Thank you!!

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M.V.

answers from New York on

So happy to see you picked Claire - such a pretty name that you don't hear very often! My niece is Claire Madeline :)

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D.P.

answers from Pittsburgh on

LOVE Claire, but I also love Kate (Katherine) as well. Katherine Claire?
Claire Katherine? Claire Elizabeth?

I do like Claire Elizabeth......nice ring!

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L.P.

answers from Pittsburgh on

That's funny, I have a friend, and two of her little girls' names are Claire and Kate! Hers is Claire Renee.

How about:
Claire Elisabeth
Claire Angelina
Claire Sophia
Claire Natalie
Ooh, and I love Claire Catherine
Or similar to the last posters suggestion, how about Katherine Claire, shortened possibly to Katie Claire... I think Katherine Claire is my fav...

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E.T.

answers from Peoria on

What a beautiful choice for a name - Claire is so pretty. I like Claire Katherine- that way you could have both your choices in one!

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J.H.

answers from Dallas on

claire grace sounds really nice are claire faith it sounds nice i really like the sound of claire grace:) good luck best wishes god bless

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J.L.

answers from Chicago on

Claire is a great name. Not as common so if you should have your girl then she will definitely be unique.
Claire Kathleen
Claire Elyse
Claire Marie
Claire Antonia
Claire Alyssia
Claire Elizabeth
Claire Lynette

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R.R.

answers from Salt Lake City on

I LOVE Claire! My friend has a Claire Olivia. They also have a one-syllable last name.

Good luck!! :)

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J.N.

answers from Dallas on

Well if the first name is one syllable and the last name is one syllable...a two syllable name would be good. So for example:
Claire Christine Smith, Claire Suzanne Smith, Claire Gabrielle Smith

Or even additional syllables (i just realized these are not 3 syllables but 4, lol):

Claire Gabriella Smith, Claire Elizabeth Smith

Not sure if that helped at all. LOL

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M.H.

answers from Atlanta on

I LOVE the name Claire...three syllables seem to roll off the tongue....

Elisabeth
Michaela
Sophia

You could even use Claire as a middle name....Lydia Claire.....

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K.C.

answers from Boise on

Definitely Claire Elizabeth!

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J.L.

answers from Los Angeles on

I like Claire. I think it's a very classic, pretty name. Very girlie and not very common anymore. I definately like Claire bette rthen Kate.
My suggestions are...
Claire Ryanne
Claire Rose
Claire Hannah
Claire Aubrey
Congrats!

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C.H.

answers from Denver on

My sister in laws name is Claire Elizabeth (2 syllable last name maiden, 3 syllable married). My second daughters name is Kate Marie (Katherine, but we always call her Kate).

Good luck deciding - we can come up with our third girls name (due in April), trying to find something to go with Emma and Kate -the two big sisters :)

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S.H.

answers from Spokane on

LOVE the name Claire!!!

Claire RayLynn
Claire Michelle
Claire Annabelle
Claire Kennedy
Claire Marie
Claire McBride
Do you have any family names you can use? Maybe a Grandma or Great Aunt?

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T.F.

answers from Los Angeles on

I like Claire better than Kate. How about Claire Anne?

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S.A.

answers from Salt Lake City on

You've gotten some beautiful suggestions! I would second someone who posted the possibility of using a family member's name as the middle name. Like a grand mother, great grandmother, aunt, etc. I am a big believer in family names (unless of course they're hideous! I've got quite a few in my family that I wouldn't touch with a 10 ft pole! They were all FABULOUS ladies, but their names left something to be desired!) My middle name is Marie, so is my daughter's, my mom's, my grandma's, and my great-grandma's. We wanted to keep the tradition going. Hopefully, my daughter loves her middle name as much as I do, and will give her daughter that name too. : )

My other advice is to make sure and use an E on the end of Claire. Without an E is the masculine form. (I've known 3 male Clairs.)

Good luck deciding on the name! I'm sure it will be a beautifu name whatever you choose!

Shellie

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M.H.

answers from Raleigh on

I LOVE Claire! So pretty! Anyways...Claire Elizabeth, Claire Marie, Claire Elise, Claire Victoria, hmmm that's what came out immediately. I hope this helps and good luck! :)

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R.S.

answers from Denver on

I have a Madeline and a Claire, so I particularly liked the "Claire Madeline" response below.

My Claire just turned 5 and she's the only Claire we know her age. She's Claire Renee. We also considered Claire Elizabeth and Claire Veronica. We have a long last name, however, so decided the two syllable Renee worked best.

Good luck!

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M.S.

answers from San Francisco on

claire aurora
claire savanna
claire antonette
claire lucy

kate mariah
kate savanna
kate portia
kate matilda
kate rose
kate lily

For a boy---

Kamden james
Justin Mathew
AJ Carter
Caleb Martin
Byron Phillip
Martin James
Mick Robert

Hope this helps! Good luck~

M

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H.L.

answers from Cleveland on

We just named our LO Olivia Harlow (aka Jean Harlow and Olivia de Haviland) as I'm named for an actress from the 40's. I also like the idea of looking into family names and do rather like last names as middle names too. I like both Claire and Kate. Here are some actresses, just for fun :)

Ava Gardner
Rita Hayworth
Sophia Loren
Jean Harlow

Audrey Hepburn
Greta Garbo
Elizabeth Taylor
Grace Kelly
Vivien Leigh

M.D.

answers from Dallas on

I have always love Alexandria, however my daughter's name is a combo from her father and I. I'm really big on meaning for your name. My middle name is "Kay" my husband's is "LeMont"; so her middle name is LeKay.

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S.B.

answers from Redding on

Claire, in my opinion, is one of the most lovely names. There's just something so sophisticated yet simple about it.

What about Claire Michelle?

Michelle was going to be my son's middle name, had he been a girl, after my sister's middle name.

Best wishes!

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S.K.

answers from Minneapolis on

How ant Claire Braelyn.
I really loved this middle name mentioned in another question - Braelyn. I feel it would go well for u as well .Love the name Claire.

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H.N.

answers from Tampa on

Middle name suggestions: Madison, Brooklyn, Ashley, Olivia, Elizabeth, Madelyn, Aviana, Charlotte

I like Kate but not crazy about the nickname "Katie"

T.N.

answers from Albany on

Oh, I LOVE the name Claire! My daughter (Margaret Katharine) has a BFF named Claire. Margaret and Claire, who cool is that?
When I see her I think, awwww, it's CLAIRE BEAR! I just LOVE her!

btw, I don't know her middle name, but her last name is one syllable also.

Course I'm partial to Kate too, tehehe.

Other names I love and didn't get to use
Deirdre
Grace
Maria
Marta
Rose (Rosa, Rosy)
Anne (ANY variation thereof)

Congrats to you, boy OR girl!

:)

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C.J.

answers from Dallas on

I don't have any suggestions but just to tell you Claire Beth is absolutely lovely! congrats on your baby!!!

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T.J.

answers from Seattle on

I like Claire, like Kate or Clara better. I like the suggestion of Claire Katherine or Claire Kathryn, or Kathryn Claire. Long middle names are probably best with a one syllable first and last name. Caroline, Kathryn, Elizabeth, Delaney, Francesca, gabrielle/Gabriella, Gwendolyn, Hannah, Eliza, Isabel/Isabella, Ashlyn, Gianna, Evelyn, Hadley, Amelia, Olivia, january ( love that actress!), Jenna, Makena/Makenna, McKinley, Meredith, Madeline, Madison,Kennedy, Naomi, Penelope, Regina, R./Rebekah, rachel, Anastasia, Sophia/Sofia/Sophie, Vanessa. Congrats on the new baby, be sure to let us know what you end up having and the name you pick! :)

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S.P.

answers from Salt Lake City on

the first name that popped in my head after Claire was Marie

K.L.

answers from Cleveland on

Since I'm a K.... :)
I actually really like Clair. Clair Abagail sounds cute. Clair Genevieve. Clair Sophia is really pretty too.
Congrats and good luck picking a name!

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G.L.

answers from Salt Lake City on

Claire is lovely, a very feminine, rather old-fashioned name. How about another name of the same flavor for the middle name - Amelia... Louise... Eliza... Miranda... Elaine... Maria... Celeste...? You get the idea - girly, romantic, not too common.

Good luck. Naming can be a challenge. One of my cousins ended up with his name because his parents couldn't agree. After he was born, they still didn't have a name, so each of them wrote down a list. He ended up as "Colton" because that was the only name that both their lists had in common.

H.*.

answers from Modesto on

I used to have a guy friend named Claire so if its a boy you can still use it :)

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K.P.

answers from Salt Lake City on

My first choice was also mentioned by others - good luck and congratulations!
Elyse, Alyse, Alissa..
=)

D.M.

answers from Denver on

Claire Elise...(or Aliece)

Claire Corrine....

Congratulations!

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E.T.

answers from Seattle on

Clair Nadine?

Clair Michelle?

It's important to make sure the last name goes well, too. Names that rhyme or have too much illiteration will just wreak havoc on the poor girl. Watch initials, too. My girlfriend was born Ann Suzanne Sulllivan. She married young. ;)

p.s. if you're SURE about Claire Beth, you can expand Beth to Elizabeth and still call her Claire Beth in honor of your granma. Congrats on the wee one!

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J.L.

answers from San Diego on

Usually a long first name goes better with a shot middle name (in my opinion) for example my daughter's name is Samantha Ranae.

I like Claire Elizabeth, Claire Marie, Claire Kathlyene, Claire Christine, Claire Nicole, Claire Jannet, Claire Caroline, J.

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A.S.

answers from San Diego on

Claire Elyse
Claire Elizabeth
Claire Marie
Claire Elaine
Claire Alexandra
Claire Renee
Claire Annalise
Claire Amara
Kate Elyse
Katherine Rain

The possibilities are endless.

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R.S.

answers from Sacramento on

I like Claire much better. I think a 3 syllable middle name will go well, like Claire Gabrielle

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A.S.

answers from Chicago on

I agree that Claire is a beautiful name. I would spell it however you want. The only male Claire I know spells it with the "e" on the end. Good Luck for an easy delivery & a healthy baby!

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