I can definitely see why some people would find that pronunciation of
Clara pretentious. I think it is slightly less common of a pronunciation in the US. With the
Claire pronunciation being more common. Every time I've seen a version of The Nutcracker with narration they pronounce her name CLAHR-ə / CLAR-ə. I maybe have once heard them pronounce it differently. So as a kid my first introduction to the name was the CLAHR-ə pronunciation.
Truthfully I love both pronunciations. I was hoping that
Clara CLAHR-ə wouldn't seem too pretentious since
Lara usually seems to be most often pronounced LAHR-ə. Well most
Lara's I have met pronounce it that way. Also I see
Sara pronounced SAHR-ə / SAR-ə about equally often as SER-ə.
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Favorite Names:
Leona,
Fiona,
Artemis,
Hazel,
Luna,
Serafina,
Adelina,
Callisto,
Stella,
Aurora,
Ursa,
Augustine, Citrina,
Vivian,
Dorothea,
Eleanor,
Iris, Maple.
Kieran,
Connor,
Rowan,
Cedar,
Arthur,
Magnus,
Finn,
Theron,
Xavier,
Teagan,
Quinn,
Cedric,
Adrian,
Julian,
Tristan,
Gavin, Gryphon.
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