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Cordelia

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DottieRose · 01/11/2012 22:28

What do you think? Do you know any? I like it but my dm says it is awful and reminds her of Cornelius which is awful, yet I keep coming back to it! Also I don't love any of the obvious nn, but would hope that within the family we would stick to full name.

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DottieRose · 01/11/2012 22:45

Oooooh Alisvolatpropiis maybe I could have another dd and have sisters Cordelia and Hermione.......sigh!

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Welovecouscous · 01/11/2012 22:44

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flossy101 · 01/11/2012 22:41

I really like it. Unusual but not wacky

Alisvolatpropiis · 01/11/2012 22:41

I really like it!

The Shakespeare link wouldn't put me off at all. Cordelia,along with Hermione,were the only flawless female characters in all of Shakespeare's works (studied it)

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DottieRose · 01/11/2012 22:40

I really dislike cornelia but love Cordelia......is that mad? Do people see them as being pretty much the same?

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chickydoo · 01/11/2012 22:40

King Lear's 3rd & favourite daughter.
I know 2 Cordelia's. one uses her full name, The other is known as Delia ( don't like that... Sorry)

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DottieRose · 01/11/2012 22:38

Kdiddy the king Lear association doesn't bother me....I actually studied it for my leaving cert.....wasn't she a nice character though!?!

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PhyllisDoris · 01/11/2012 22:38

Bit posh for my taste!

ZZZenAgain · 01/11/2012 22:37

I don't really like it much, I also thought of King Lear. I know a couple of people called Cornelia but they are both middle-aged.

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DottieRose · 01/11/2012 22:37

Yeahbuddy that is my fear....a beautiful name being ruined by a god awful nn. It won't be a problem at home and within the extended family as people will call the child what we ask them to but it's at school etc. which worries me.

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whatagreatname · 01/11/2012 22:36

I know a Cordelia, I think it's lovely. She is also known as Cordy.

kdiddy · 01/11/2012 22:35

I do like it but it makes me think of King Lear and so doesn't have happy connotations, if you're bothered about that kind of thing!

YeahBuddy · 01/11/2012 22:33

My friend's DTs are called Cordelia and Layla, but they call her Cordy which I think totally ruins a lovely name!

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GoOooooooooonatic · 01/11/2012 22:32

Also, don't know any!
My dd is called something that rhymes with Cordelia but when we chose it, it was really rare, now it is REALLY popular.......

GoOooooooooonatic · 01/11/2012 22:31

Very pretty. Good choice.