Which of These Names Do You like for a Baby Girl?

Updated on October 24, 2011
C.D. asks from Pflugerville, TX
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Pregnant with my third. We have a Faith and a Caroline. I have 11 weeks to go and the top two names are Scarlett Clare and Allison Clare...or possibly Allison Grace....not sure. Which name seems to fit our other daughters names? We may wait till she is born to decide, that is what we did with our second. :) I do appreciate opinions though!

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Thank you all for the compliments and great input! As far as spelling, we prefer Clare over Claire simply because that is the way that St. Clare's name is spelled....but for those of you with Claire's, that spelling is lovely also. :) Guess we'll have to see what she looks like when she comes!! Thanks again!!

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K.D.

answers from New York on

Scarlett seems to fit in so well with the others,! Faith, one syllable, Caroline 3 syllables, Scarlett 2 syllables. Scarlett completes the set! This is why I think they just fit perfectly, each are very pretty and sophisticated names, but each have their own uniqueness because they are each different number of syllables. Allison and Caroline sound too similar with both having three syllables. Does this make sense? it's an energy thing, it just sounds right to me! Congratulations!

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T.C.

answers from Colorado Springs on

I like Allison better. It's classic. You normally wouldn't say the first and middle name of a person in general, but Allison Clare sounds like Alice Sinclaire. It would easily be confused. I do really like Clare though! But, I also like Grace.

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T.C.

answers from Johnson City on

Havent read the responses but I was always told imagine or actually yell out the name as if you were yelling for the child like thru the house or something and what ever seems to flow the best should be whats picked, I personally like Allison Grace tho :)

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S.S.

answers from Chicago on

I love the name Grace although I love Hannah Grace if I had had a second daughter that would have been the name. I have told all my boys if they have a girl they have to name her Grace. They just roll their eyes and say ummmm my wife might want to pick the name lol

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T.M.

answers from Philadelphia on

I have an Alison and a Claire :) The names that you picked are all pretty. Grace is becoming very popular these days.

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V.W.

answers from Minneapolis on

I know this wasn't one of your options, but I like Scarlett Grace. I like Scarlett better than Allison, and Scarlett Grace sounds better than Scarlett Clare.

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J.R.

answers from Los Angeles on

Love them both - and love your first two girls' names. Usually when it's a tie between two names, I check to see which is less common and go with that one. But I think you can't go wrong with either. :)

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C.B.

answers from Kansas City on

i like Faith, Caroline, and Scarlett.

they are not trendy names and all seem to flow nicely. allison was very popular when i was in school so to me that seems more of a "popular girl" name. like jessica, brandy, etc...ya know? i really like scarlett.

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T.N.

answers from Albany on

I love them both, and I so RARELY like the names in questions like these! Yay!

:)

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H.G.

answers from Dallas on

I think allison matched the other names better but I love Scarlett. Sounds very classy and unique to me
Congrats!

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C.B.

answers from Austin on

I like both your choices, but then my name is C. :) May I suggest that spelling as it is the more common one as it comes from French. Clare is a masculine version. I'm glad you're not going with the same first initial, which can be confusing. I personally like the Scarlett option with Faith and Caroline. You have chosen pretty names which are not going to be competing with half the class in school having the same one.
Congratulations! Daughters are a blessing.

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J.T.

answers from College Station on

I would go with Allison. It is old fashioned and traditional, like your other 2. Scarlett, while traditional, is also currently trendy. That alone would make me not want it (but that is just me. I grew up with one of the most popular names in history!).

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M.L.

answers from Colorado Springs on

I love the name Scarlett (as in O'Hara), but I think Allison is a better fit with Faith and Caroline. Clare and Grace are both lovely for middle names.

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E.F.

answers from Kalamazoo on

They are all lovely choices! Scarlett Clare is so elegant - but if she doesn't "look" like a Scarlett, would you consider Clare Scarlett?

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☆.A.

answers from Pittsburgh on

O. vote for Allison Claire (do you like that spelling?)

You can call her Allie.

ETA: She just can never marry & change her last name to anything starting with a "C", because then her monogram will be a.c.d.c! lol But that's a longshot.

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K.U.

answers from Detroit on

I vote for Allison Grace...I just like the way it flows. Scarlett makes me think of "Gone with the Wind".

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K.M.

answers from Boston on

Scarlett Clare is my vote. love it

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T.J.

answers from Seattle on

I like both, Allison sounds beat with your other girls names, since they're classic. I love Scarlett but it's more "fancy". Allison Clare sounds like "alice Sinclair" :) plus i like grace with faith! it's more important how either name sounds with your last name. Have you considered Clara? (as a first name)

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C.R.

answers from Birmingham on

Allison Grace

With each of our three girls we had two names picked out and made the decision after we met her. Good luck!

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❤.M.

answers from Los Angeles on

Allison Grace. I love that.

Plus you'll probably know for sure when you see her. :)

Congratulations! Here's to a happy, healthy delivery!

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C.G.

answers from Austin on

scarlett. There's no nickname to Scarlett too.

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3.B.

answers from Cleveland on

I like Allison Grace. Or what about Grace allison. I LOVE the name Grace, it's timeless :)

C.T.

answers from Santa Fe on

I love Scarlett Claire....very pretty and a little unusual. You don't meet many Scarletts. It's a very pretty name. I love Grace for a middle name too.

S.A.

answers from Chicago on

I think Allison Grace is the nicest of the names. It goes best with your other daughters' names.

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K.C.

answers from Los Angeles on

I think both Scarlett and Allison go well with the names you already have. I think Allison sounds better with Clare and Grace.

L.M.

answers from Dover on

Of your three, I prefer Allison Grace.

Another option, if you are open to them, is Cheyenne Nicole.

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K.C.

answers from Cleveland on

I like Scarlett Clare, but I would spell Clare "Claire".

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J.H.

answers from Birmingham on

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Scarlett Clare! I understand what you mean about waiting until they are born. We did the same with our second. Sometimes you have to see what they look like before you make a decision=-)

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M.D.

answers from Houston on

I like the flow of Allison Grace. However it really depends on the last name too. Our last name decided our kids names but the middle name had to flow,

Hope Lynn Diamond Lynn comes from her aunt Cheryl Lynn
Tiffany Kay Diamond Kay comes from my sister Janet Kay
David Alan Diamond Alan comes from his Grandpa Victor Alan

Hope this helps
Also watch for initials. Mine went from MAB to MAD

M. Baumgardner Diamond

C.O.

answers from Washington DC on

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

I didn't name my kids on what fit with the others as each child is their own individual person....

I like the name Scarlett and Allison....I like Scarlett better. I would wait until she was born to look at her beautiful face to see which one she is - an Allison or a Scarlett....

On a side note - please just know this is for a laugh and thought...not to be mean....
The two Grace's I know are total clutzes!! Sorry - but it's true!! Our neighbor's daughter is Grace - love her to death - but she can trip over her own two feet!! So I kinda laugh at the name "Grace" while I realize it's a religious name...people tend to think of someone who is like a ballet dancer.

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J.R.

answers from San Antonio on

Wht about Scarlett Grace? I love the name Scarlett:)

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G.G.

answers from Austin on

My opinion is that Scarlett fits with your other two the best. They are both very traditional names. Allison is a classic too but not as classic as Scarlett.

L.A.

answers from Austin on

Allison Grace. I love it.

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J.K.

answers from Kansas City on

I love the name Clare, and Grace. I'm not sure what I think of Scarlett. But I don't think of a baby when I hear it!!! But I know she won't be a baby forever. I love the names that you have picked for your other daughters, and if I had to choose, I'd go with Allison Clare.

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J.W.

answers from Philadelphia on

Scarlett is lovely and not common, I'd go for that one.

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L.S.

answers from Omaha on

I shouldn't be helping others pick out girl names, when I haven't even decided on one for my own baby who's probably coming in a few days :) ha ha ha, but I will lend my opinion :) To fit with the other names, I vote for Allison Grace out of the ones you listed. But if you were willing to use Clare for the first name, that would be a very nice fit with others as well. Clare Grace or Clara Grace perhaps if you're open to other suggestions... Good luck and take care your last 11 weeks!

G.T.

answers from Redding on

Scarlett goes best with a redhead I think, but both names are cute. Faith and Caroline dont really have a theme so I dont think it matters how you name the 3rd. Caroline and Allison go together, Faith would need a sister named Charity or Hope to match up with hers.

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K.L.

answers from Savannah on

While I love the name Scarlett, I feel that Clare does not sound as nice with it as Allison Clare sounds.

E.M.

answers from St. Joseph on

I love the name Scarlett!! I like Scarlett Grace personally, I think it flows nicely! Congrats on your new baby!

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