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Think we have finally decided on a name!

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Pluto30 · 06/01/2017 07:56

Cora Thomasina.

Surname is Lee, so Cora Lee.

Thoughts? Smile DD is due in 3 days and I was about ready to just name her "the baby".

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Sugarpiehoneyeye · 08/01/2017 13:02

Lovely name OP 😀

Beebeeeight · 08/01/2017 12:56

No she'll have a lifetime of coralee what?

carben · 08/01/2017 11:16

My grandmother was born a Lee. All the girls had longish first names or at least ones with 2 or 3 syllables - Elizabeth, Catherine, Louisa, Audrey, Emily, Muriel. The one boy was Thomas John always known as John. They became Lizzie, Catie, Lou, Aud, Em and Mu!

Atomium · 08/01/2017 06:33

Cora is lovely. And Thomaslna is nice. My only hesitation would be the combination of two names both ending in 'a' doesn't flow so well. But if she will mainly use Cora Lee that won't matter. Congrats.

Verity23 · 08/01/2017 06:27

I know a lovely little girl called Cora, it's a beautiful name!

MollyHuaCha · 08/01/2017 06:07

Nice name.

To PP, not Coraline! That was the name of that creepy horror cartoon Wink

MagicChicken · 08/01/2017 05:06

I'm another one who would think Coralie when I heard it.

That's fine though. It will only happen when someone addresses her by her full name which won't be often. You might get a few misunderstandings but nothing you can't live with. Cora is a pretty name. Congratulations!

KoalaDownUnder · 08/01/2017 04:59

I love it!!

lorelairoryemily · 08/01/2017 04:52

Beautiful name!!

crumble82 · 08/01/2017 04:38

I love the name Cora, sadly it was vetoed by my DH. I think Cora Lee is very pretty too, it has a certain country and western vibe!

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Pluto30 · 08/01/2017 04:33

We have a good family friend named Connie, so that one's out, and I'm not a fan of Constance (or any virtue names except Grace). I don't see orally being an issue with the Australian accent. Smile

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SausageSoda · 07/01/2017 22:23

I prefer Constance nn Connie rather than Cora with your surname. It would prevent the Coralie/Orally issues too.

PunkAssMoFo · 07/01/2017 06:54

I personally dislike the 'core' sound, so would perhaps use coraline as a full name to give her future options. You could still use Cora as a nn.

AvaBird · 06/01/2017 20:05

Cora Thomasina-stunning!
Beautiful name. Love it and Thomasina is a major guilty pleasure. The brothers I know with the surname Lee are Tom and Johnny.

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Pluto30 · 06/01/2017 20:02

The ora in oral and ora in Cora sound very different in my accent, so I'm not worried about that. Smile

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Jooni · 06/01/2017 13:09

Lovely name OP. Good luck!

MackerelOfFact · 06/01/2017 11:29

It's very pretty, but does sound a little bit like 'orally' which may or may not be a problem.

TeshiB · 06/01/2017 11:18

I can't help but think the C might be underheard when saying the first and surname together

Elbi · 06/01/2017 10:56

Ah that's lovely. Great combo.

1horatio · 06/01/2017 10:55

And Coralie is a really pretty name. So, I don't think that's something to be worried about.

1horatio · 06/01/2017 10:54

Yes! I love it. And I actually have a bit of 'name envy', tbh. Blush

Cora is lovely, simple, strong and feminine. And Thomasina is probable my all time favourite girl's name (which I can't use, because DF's name is Thomas and he doesn't like the tradition of naming children after relatives...)

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Pluto30 · 06/01/2017 08:34

We did think about the Coralie thing but neither Cora nor Coralie are at all popular here, so I'm not too worried about it. Lee's a dick of a name to work with!

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Mol1628 · 06/01/2017 08:14

Love Cora. Really nice.

With a surname Lee it'll sound joined on for a lot of names so I wouldn't worry.

Sophronia · 06/01/2017 08:14

Lovely

GinIsIn · 06/01/2017 08:12

As PPs have said, it's nice but people will probably think her name is Coralie?