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Skylarky · 2021-10-27T20:32:49+00:00

What do you think of the name Cora?

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Leeloo1233 · 03/11/2021 18:09

I just read an article that parents are avoiding Cora/Corey etc. names because they sound too similar to corona

CouncilHousedAndViolentBaby · 03/11/2021 17:48

It makes me think of a rock 🪨 for some reason

BiLuminous · 03/11/2021 16:54

Lovely

PompomDahlia · 03/11/2021 16:54

I think it sounds quite harsh. Also surprised it is only top 100 as there seem so many around. It’s quite ‘of the moment’. I’d go for Caroline instead

MindyStClaire · 02/11/2021 10:52

I really like it, but I do know a few preschool age girls with that name which might give me pause. It is lovely though.

wavecatcher · 02/11/2021 10:39

Really pretty!

TatianaBis · 02/11/2021 10:25

Don’t like it at all. Cora Pearl was a famous prostitute.

Like Cara though.

TeeTotaller1 · 01/11/2021 19:59

Reminds me of Rainie and Tanya's(?) Mum on Eastenders
She had a face like a bag of spanners

TheDaydreamBelievers · 01/11/2021 19:57

Love it. If it didn't crash so horribly with my surname then it would be my number one choice

MerryChristmasToYou · 31/10/2021 10:54

I'd say Coralie/Coraline as Corr-ul-ee/Corr-ul-een
and Cora as Coe-ra.

Not sure about liking it shortened to Co/Cor

Blubells · 31/10/2021 10:19

Love Coraline (nickname Cora)!

Enko · 31/10/2021 09:35

Pretty name

Santastuckincustoms · 31/10/2021 09:07

@DontKnowMyOwnName

With Cora/Coraline/Coralie would people say

Co (to rhyme with toe) or
Co (rhyme with saw) and

Line to rhyme with lean or
Line to rhyme with line?

I think I'd say Core-ah for Cora but Caw-ra-line, if that makes sense?

It's a lovely name, has been on our list for a long time too. It does seem popular on MN but not overly so in real life.

I think you just have to assume people may get it wrong but have a clear way you say it and correct them. I have a name that can be 'ine' at the end but I prefer 'inn' sound and I just correct people.

DontKnowMyOwnName · 31/10/2021 09:03

With Cora/Coraline/Coralie would people say

Co (to rhyme with toe) or
Co (rhyme with saw) and

Line to rhyme with lean or
Line to rhyme with line?

I think I'd say Core-ah for Cora but Caw-ra-line, if that makes sense?

It's a lovely name, has been on our list for a long time too. It does seem popular on MN but not overly so in real life.

Santastuckincustoms · 29/10/2021 13:24

I was very tempted to have a coraline and have Cora for short.

Kobrakid · 29/10/2021 13:22

I have a Cora. It’s unusual round where we live but still a real name and not made up nonsense. My mum said it was harsh but I ignored her since dp and I love the name.

StrychnineInTheSandwiches · 29/10/2021 13:14

It's a real 80 year old Irish auntie name.

lousanne · 29/10/2021 11:56

Cora the explorer

KineticSand · 28/10/2021 11:00

I know a little Cora, full name Cornelia.

I like Cora but I don't like the "corn" part of the long name

Chachachawoo · 28/10/2021 10:24

I like it a lot.
Short, cute for a kid. Cool for a teenager. Great for an adult.
No problems with pronunciation and not overly popular.
I would go for it

SummaLuvin · 28/10/2021 10:12

As others have pointed out, not top 100. However, it has been rising quite sharply, it looks like it might be coming to a plateau, but I wouldn't be confident enough that it has reached it's peak to use a name with that trend - until a name has peaked you can never be sure of how high it will go. However, different people have different attitudes towards popularity.

names.darkgreener.com/#cora

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Skylarky · 28/10/2021 10:11

Thank you both! My mother suggested Cora as she heard it on Downton so you may be right there ☺️

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toastofthetown · 28/10/2021 10:09

@Skylarky

I'm really pleased as I love it too. Not everyone will love every name that's a given but I like that it's not popular. I know of only the one adult Cora that I mentioned so also like that it's not popular. Does anyone know where it is on the new stats? Has it gone up? Can't seem to access it

Here’s the recent popularity for Cora. As I said earlier it’s risen quickly but seems to have stalled around #150 in the charts. I believe (but I didn’t watch so could be wrong) that there was a Cora in Downton Abbey, which might be part of the reason it rose so quickly. names.darkgreener.com/#cora

AllTheUsernamesAreAlreadyTaken · 28/10/2021 10:02

It’s not in the top 100 for 2021 so it’s still uncommon :)

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Skylarky · 28/10/2021 09:35

I'm really pleased as I love it too. Not everyone will love every name that's a given but I like that it's not popular. I know of only the one adult Cora that I mentioned so also like that it's not popular. Does anyone know where it is on the new stats? Has it gone up? Can't seem to access it

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