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MrsRivera
2 under 2...whew!!
Member since 2/07 9876 total posts
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Beth
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Re: Spinoff to my name post: How do YOU pronounce this name?
Posted by nbc188
See, this is why I can't use this name I think. Again, I am WEIRD and it would drive me nuts to have it possibly pronounced more than 1 way.
If it makes you feel any better, DD's name is Ryleigh--and here in Charlotte, people call her "RAHleigh", like the city. Drives me up the wall--but I guess it comes with the territory...literally! 
I'd be willing to bet that you'll get a lot of "Claaaara", as long as you stay in NY forever 
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rojerono
Happiest.
Member since 8/06 13803 total posts
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Jeannie
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Re: Spinoff to my name post: How do YOU pronounce this name?
with an AH instead of an AY
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| Posted 3/16/10 12:49 PM |
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mosh913
baby boy coming spring '11
Member since 5/05 3133 total posts
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Re: Spinoff to my name post: How do YOU pronounce this name?
Clara (Clah-rah) is how New Yorkers would say it. I think out of state, maybe even upstate, you'd get Clair-a. My cousin Dawn moved out of state and everybody called her Don. It drove her crazy.
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| Posted 3/16/10 2:58 PM |
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Re: Spinoff to my name post: How do YOU pronounce this name?
Long A
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| Posted 3/16/10 3:25 PM |
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Superkat
More a stranger than a friend
Member since 5/06 9730 total posts
Name:
K
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Re: Spinoff to my name post: How do YOU pronounce this name?
Posted by NinaLemon
Posted by chmlengr
I've actually never heard anyone pronounce it Claire-a. I've always heard it Claaara...
That is interesting I have had the opposite experience, I have known a few "Claire-a's" and have never met a "Claaara" but I am Upstate and have found that there are definite differences in pronunciation between Upstate, Downstate, and Long Island.
I agree. I have usually heard it pronounced Claire-a, except by my Irish family who pronounce it CLAAAARA
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| Posted 3/16/10 3:27 PM |
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NinaLemon
It's a boy!!!
Member since 10/07 6453 total posts
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Jeannine
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Re: Spinoff to my name post: How do YOU pronounce this name?
Posted by mosh913
Clara (Clah-rah) is how New Yorkers would say it. I think out of state, maybe even upstate, you'd get Clair-a. My cousin Dawn moved out of state and everybody called her Don. It drove her crazy.
I ran into this in High School, I had a good friend named Dawn and another friend from D.C. The friend from DC always called her "Don" and I never knew who the heck he was talking about, eventually her nickname became "Donald" because of this ...not sure how much she like that one!
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AimeeE2006
Time flies!
Member since 1/06 5698 total posts
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Aimee
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Re: Spinoff to my name post: How do YOU pronounce this name?
Long A & that's the pronunciation I like better. I've never heard it pronounced Claire-a.
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| Posted 3/16/10 3:42 PM |
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dawnygirl25
Growing up soo fast..
Member since 1/06 14917 total posts
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Dawn
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Re: Spinoff to my name post: How do YOU pronounce this name?
Posted by chmlengr
I've actually never heard anyone pronounce it Claire-a. I've always heard it Claaara...
me too
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| Posted 3/16/10 5:57 PM |
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SweetCin
My green-eyed boy
Member since 5/05 13499 total posts
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Cin
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Re: Spinoff to my name post: How do YOU pronounce this name?
It reminds me of this girl we met on a cruise from the midwest...she spelled her name Kerrie (Kerrr--reee), but said it CARRY. I was like, 
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| Posted 3/16/10 6:02 PM |
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TLC1018
I AM A BIG SISTER!!
Member since 8/07 3880 total posts
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Tracy
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Re: Spinoff to my name post: How do YOU pronounce this name?
Posted by LoriH
I've always pronounced it Claaara.
Me too.
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| Posted 3/16/10 8:24 PM |
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thiadora
Happy Little Girl
Member since 5/05 3830 total posts
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Thia (Cynthia)
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Re: Spinoff to my name post: How do YOU pronounce this name?
I lived in the midwest (Indiana) for about 7 years. It altered my NY accent a little bit. Now I say Saire-a (Sara), Caire-a (Cara), Laire-a (Lara) and yes, Claire-a (Clara).
I agree with the POs that it's really a regional thing. I think that most people in NY will say Claaaara.
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| Posted 3/16/10 8:45 PM |
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BnBdreamin
Gonna be a BIG Bro in April!
Member since 10/06 5913 total posts
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Denise
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Re: Spinoff to my name post: How do YOU pronounce this name?
Claaara like Sarah not Clair-a like Sair-a.
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| Posted 3/16/10 8:55 PM |
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InShock
life is good
Member since 10/06 9258 total posts
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Re: Spinoff to my name post: How do YOU pronounce this name?
I'd say "short a" Clara. I think the other way is just a matter of accent, and not actual name (if that makes sense). Kind of like I say orange with a short o sound, and some people say it with an "or" sound.
ETA: Short a as in apple. I can't see anyone saying it with a long a (as in ape).
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| Posted 3/16/10 11:50 PM |
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Domino
Always My Miracle
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Re: Spinoff to my name post: How do YOU pronounce this name?
I have heard it pronounced both ways but I always pronounced it "grandma" 
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