BellaOnline Forums Health and Fitness Baby Names Stella or Claudia?

Claudia. I think Stella sounds kind of like an older. Claudia sounds good for younger and older people

I like them both but I think Stella wins out <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I can't get Marlong Brando out of my head, but I suppose a young Marlon Brandpo isnt the worst vision in the world <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Meg

Stella, definitely. Claudia is okay, but Stella is great--I can picture Stella being cute, smart, strong. Wasn't Claudia the vampire kid in "An Interview with a Vampire"? Maybe that's colored my opinion. <img src="/images/graemlins/devil.gif" alt="" />

Well, I agree with most people here. I like Stella better than Claudia because of the meaning of Claudia which means "crippled leg" or "lame.

I know a young girl (6 years old) by the name of Claudia and even though they are spanish and pronounce it "Cloud-ia" she gets teased a lot and I hate to see that happening with kids.

Glennys
Baby Name Editor

They are both GORGEOUS, and may I applaude you on NOT picking a 'lyn name or a boys name or any of the other extremely boring and irritating trendy/popular names that are soooo over used. This was such a refreshing change for me to vote on!

I guess if I HAD to pick I'd pick Stella, but Claudia is very nice too, Michelle Pfeifer's DD is Claudia Rose. Melanie Griffith & Antonio Banderas, and Dan Ackroyd, have DD's named Stella too.
Stella del Carmen
Stella Irene Augustus

Good luck!

Claudia definitely! I just can't get the sound of the name Stella being yelled over and over again out of my head.