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What’s Coco short for?

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MrsRachel85 · 12/08/2018 15:47

Love the name Coco for a girl but would prefer a longer, more traditional name for birth certificate and to use Coco as a nickname. What could Coco be short for? I can think of Cora, Coralie, Chloe...

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itssquidstella · 12/08/2018 19:49

Cosima 😊

newbie27 · 12/08/2018 19:38

Only coco I know is Courtney.

AutoFilled · 12/08/2018 19:34

If you are worried it’s a bit too out there and she won’t like it. How about Coco as a first name, but with a safe traditional middle name. Then she can always go by the middle name if she hates it in her teenage years.

I will just use Coco because it seems far fetched to be a shortened form of anything.

MikeUniformMike · 12/08/2018 19:22

Nicole seems dated. Courtney would give nn Coco, but is probably dated.
I'm not keen on Coco but would be ok as a nn.

ProseccoPoppy · 12/08/2018 18:58

I know an 85 year old Colette who is Coco.

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MrsRachel85 · 12/08/2018 18:54

@bikerunski Cross post! Just got it, duh

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MrsRachel85 · 12/08/2018 18:53

@bikerunski Sorry what does ‘x post!’ mean?

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foxtiger · 12/08/2018 18:32

My first thought was Gabrielle (because of Coco Chanel) but I've also known a Chloe who was sometimes called Coco.

Connie?

tootiredtospeak · 12/08/2018 18:15

Nicole definately shortened to Nico or Coco.

FreiasBathtub · 12/08/2018 18:01

Our DD's name is one of the ones you mention in your OP and Coco is one of her nicknames. We didn't intend it, but her cousin couldn't say the full name and shortened it all by herself! I think nicknames often evolve anyway so pick a name you like that could be connected and use Coco as the shorter family version. She can decide as she grows up whether she wants to keep it.

Firtreefir · 12/08/2018 17:55

I agree having a more traditional name to use easily if she chooses is a good idea.

I think Coco is sweet for a child but not the easiest name for an adult woman in a professional career to pull off.

BendydickCuminsnatch · 12/08/2018 17:53

Someone’s probably already said it but Chanel was actually Gabrielle. I love both coco and Gabrielle!

BikeRunSki · 12/08/2018 17:52

X post !

BikeRunSki · 12/08/2018 17:51

Nicole

Lalaisloopsy · 12/08/2018 17:51

I always think nicole as it has the co sound

PurpleCrowbar · 12/08/2018 17:49

I know a little Calypso, nn Coco!

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MrsRachel85 · 12/08/2018 17:47

Haha, Coconut. Should have thought of that

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MrsRachel85 · 12/08/2018 17:45

To be honest I’m not sure what’s holding me back from using Coco on it’s own. Feels a bit too ‘out there’ and worried it might not grow with her i.e. cute on a little girl, too cutesy for a grown up? Thought having a more traditional name to use instead (if she prefers) would be better. But I’m so unsure. Maybe I should just go for it if I love it

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Imnotacelebgetmeouttahere · 12/08/2018 17:41

I have a son whose nickname / shortened name is coco... it makes me smile everytime i say it Blush

daisypond · 12/08/2018 17:34

I know a teenage Coco. It's not short for anything. It wouldn't be my choice, though it's nice as a short form. Cosima? Or Nicole?

ReginaPhalange89 · 12/08/2018 17:32

I know a little girl called courtney and her mum calls her Coco. Really cute nickname!

FlatPackFurnitureCompAnyone · 12/08/2018 16:31

Gabrielle, obviously.

NotUmbongoUnchained · 12/08/2018 16:30

I know 3 Coco’s! They’re all Chloe.

OnlyFoolsnMothers · 12/08/2018 16:29

Collette as far as I’m aware

flumpybear · 12/08/2018 16:27

Whatever you want! To be honest I always wanted my DD nickname to be Tigs or tiggy ... she's a tabby though and loves it (name is Tabitha)
Chose the name you want not the nickname