Claudia or Eliza?

[clairemiss79]

After much deliberation me and dh have narrowed it down to 2.

Claudia Elizabeth
Eliza Rose

Which do you prefer?

[kimlo]

Claudia

[pippibuzzmarten]

Eliza or Elizabeth as a first name give more nickname possibilities than Claudia....

[Bowlersarm]

Claudia

[RiverTam]

ooh, both lovely. I think Claudia, by a whisker.

[wigglesrock]

Claudia

[Squirm]

Claudia

[aoife24]

Claudia too. Now just wait for the usual stream of 'oh but it means 'Lame' don't you know'

[Lunastarfish]

Claudia is one of my favourite names but a cousin has it

[RiaOverTheRainbow]

Claudia's nice but Eliza/Elizabeth is lovely.

[Tauriel1]

Claudia is lovely.

[burgatroyd]

Claudia but sorry, the meaning does put me off a little

[Sugarplummy84]

Love both but prefer Claudia x

[StrawberryMojito]

Claudia

[HaroldLloyd]

Claudia is lovely and I would give a rats arse about the meaning really.

[MagnificentMaleficent]

We have a Claudia. Nn's Clauds, Claudi, Coco.

Eliza nice but less classic to me

[Blueberrybaby]

Claudia!

[Cheeky76890]

Eliza

[Floop]

Claudia.

I just think of Dolittle and the Thornberries with Eliza.

[TheWhispersOfTheGods]

I love Elizabeth, but Eliza I find oddly restrictive. I love all the range of NNs for Elizabeth. Rose as a MN I find very 'washy' - like 'oh, we need a middle name. Rose, that'll do.'

I'd go for Claudia Elizabeth. Beautiful name.

[Merel]

I like Eliza much more than Claudia

[birdofthenorth]

Claudia. Claudie is a cute nn when wee. Claudie is a full-of-personality name when grown. Plus CJ from the West Wing was amazing.

What Whispers said re Rose as a middle name, sorry. Rose and James are really lovely names but very boring and default as middle names these days. If say half the kids I know are Something Rose or Something James. Unless it means something to you (eg honouring a relative) please deviate from the norm!

[Umbrellasandladders]

Beautiful choices but Eliza is beat

[ralinax294]

I prefer Eliza.

[ashesandfire]

Eliza

[MidnightDinosaur]

Claudia