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Cora pronunciation?

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crabette · 06/02/2022 21:46

Think I love the girls name Cora... how is it pronounced / how would you pronounce it as default though?

From looking online, advice seems to vary between CORE-ah (rhymes with flora and dora, where the first syllable is pronounced like apple core); and C-OR-a / Cawr-a (where the first syllable rhymes with for!)

Not sure if this is an accent / regional difference or not... votes please!

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Hb12 · 06/02/2022 21:51

Your two attempts sound the same to me!

strawberrie · 06/02/2022 21:51

@PunsDontKillPeople

For and core rhyme though, so... Confused

I can't see how your two pronunciations differ?

Not in my accent they don’t.

for = f / aw / r

core = c / oa / r

PunsDontKillPeople · 06/02/2022 21:49

For and core rhyme though, so... Confused

I can't see how your two pronunciations differ?

PostThenGhost · 06/02/2022 21:48

Rhymes with Flora. That’s how the one I knew said her name.