Radclyffe has an incredibly ugly sound, in my opinion. Moreover, the spelling is a bit boggling; the two F's, the useless E, and the gratuitous Y? Way too many random-but-not letters to me. It's a name that just doesn't
look right to me, in the same ways that
Claire,
Theresa, and
Sarah look totally wrong.
Radcliff would be fine as a middle name (preferably on a boy), especially if it was a family name, but
Radclyffe looks like a thirteen year old's attempts to kewl up
Dan Radcliffe's name.
I've no idea what
Radclyffe Hall is (just googled the name, turns out it's a he--I figured it was either a place or a book). The name reminds me of Heathcliff, though, and I don't mean from Wuthering Heights. (Behold. If I met a little girl named
Radclyffe, this is only one of many reasons I'd have a hard time not laughing:
http://www.rmlicensing.com/ENG/heathcliff.htm)
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"What are these parents thinking?...Let's name her Madison--she'll live in her own world: 16 square miles surrounded by reality." -- Susan Lampert Smith