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[Opinions] Have you ever heard this CLARA pronunciation?
The Hanks & Hodges book on first names gives Clarrie as the English diminutive of Clara.
This seems to tie in with a 60-odd neighbour's insistence that the proper pronunciation of Clara is neither clair-uh or clah-ruh but CLAR-uh, i.e. with the first syllable like the first syllable of Clarence or rhyming with that of Marion.
I don't like that pronunciation but wonder whether anyone here agrees with my neighbour or has ever heard Clara pronounced like that.
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Have you ever heard this CLARA pronunciation?  ·  Just Jonquil (on a borrowed computer)  ·  10/27/2013, 8:03 PM
Re: Have you ever heard this CLARA pronunciation?  ·  Rose-Berry  ·  10/29/2013, 3:48 AM
Thanks, everyone! (m)  ·  Just Jonquil  ·  10/30/2013, 3:43 PM
Re: Have you ever heard this CLARA pronunciation?  ·  G  ·  10/29/2013, 12:28 AM
Re: Have you ever heard this CLARA pronunciation?  ·  findthesea  ·  10/28/2013, 4:28 PM
Re: Have you ever heard this CLARA pronunciation?  ·  Bear  ·  10/28/2013, 12:21 PM
Re: Have you ever heard this CLARA pronunciation?  ·  Genevieve  ·  10/28/2013, 12:05 PM
Re: Have you ever heard this CLARA pronunciation?  ·  kudriashkajo  ·  10/28/2013, 11:27 AM
Re: Have you ever heard this CLARA pronunciation?  ·  Fiammetta  ·  10/28/2013, 9:29 AM
Re: Have you ever heard this CLARA pronunciation?  ·  humblebee  ·  10/28/2013, 8:43 AM
Re: Have you ever heard this CLARA pronunciation?  ·  Norah  ·  10/28/2013, 8:13 AM
Re: Have you ever heard this CLARA pronunciation?  ·  RoxStar  ·  10/28/2013, 7:02 AM
Re: Have you ever heard this CLARA pronunciation?  ·  Wordsmith  ·  10/28/2013, 4:59 AM
Re: Have you ever heard this CLARA pronunciation?  ·  Mireio  ·  10/28/2013, 4:47 AM
Re: Have you ever heard this CLARA pronunciation?  ·  Pie  ·  10/28/2013, 3:31 AM
Re: Have you ever heard this CLARA pronunciation?  ·  Anneza  ·  10/28/2013, 3:05 AM
Re: Have you ever heard this CLARA pronunciation?  ·  Ninor  ·  10/28/2013, 1:15 AM
Re: Have you ever heard this CLARA pronunciation?  ·  insane romantic  ·  10/27/2013, 11:19 PM
Re: Have you ever heard this CLARA pronunciation?  ·  Just Jonquil  ·  10/30/2013, 3:44 PM
Re: Have you ever heard this CLARA pronunciation?  ·  Rachel Shaina  ·  10/27/2013, 10:47 PM
Re: Have you ever heard this CLARA pronunciation?  ·  blaaaarg  ·  10/27/2013, 9:35 PM
Ditto. nt  ·  Phoebe  ·  10/28/2013, 2:33 PM
Re: Have you ever heard this CLARA pronunciation?  ·  Calla  ·  10/27/2013, 8:50 PM
Re: Have you ever heard this CLARA pronunciation?  ·  Dracotorix  ·  10/27/2013, 8:07 PM