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How would you pronounce the name Cora?

111 replies

jumpforjoyitsaboy · 31/05/2024 20:34

Corr-ra
Or
Like Coral without the L?

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Levo · 01/06/2024 19:48

Core Ah

anotherlevel · 01/06/2024 19:46

Cor ra

I'm struggling to pronounce it like coral but without the L. How would that sound like?

queenmeadhbh · 01/06/2024 19:43

Northern Irish and say “core-a”.

is the other prononciation you’re suggesting like a cilla black “lorra lorra”? I’ve never heard it pronounced like that.

jannier · 01/06/2024 19:43

AllProperTeaIsTheft · 01/06/2024 16:06

Depends if you have a lisp

Eh? A lisp affects pronunciation of the 's' sound.

Not if your Johnathan woss

TheChosenTwo · 01/06/2024 17:39

Cora to rhyme with flora. Pretty name, I went to school with a Cora.

valorie · 01/06/2024 17:35

AllProperTeaIsTheft · 01/06/2024 17:28

In fact I remember that very early in my career, lots of language teachers used to pronounce 'aural' as 'ow-ral' to avoid exactly this problem.

Ah well, it's not a problem where I live - two distinctly different sounds

Laura - Lorra
Cora - Cohra

English vowel sounds are amazing.

cerisepanther73 · 01/06/2024 17:33

My wonderful Welsh grandmother's name

Her daughter adopted me

AllProperTeaIsTheft · 01/06/2024 17:31

I'm quite interested to know what accent this is! ( ESOL teacher here)

I have a fairly RP home counties accent. I've worked in lots of schools and am now in NW England. I've never heard anyone pronounce 'oral' and 'aural' differently (except when deliberately pronouncing 'aural' as 'ow-ral' to avoid confusion).

BobbyBiscuits · 01/06/2024 17:30

core-ah.
I wouldn't think to pronounce it corra but that could be a linguistic and accent thing.
It's a nice name though. My mate said it reminded her of coronavirus, lol?

AllProperTeaIsTheft · 01/06/2024 17:28

In fact I remember that very early in my career, lots of language teachers used to pronounce 'aural' as 'ow-ral' to avoid exactly this problem.

AllProperTeaIsTheft · 01/06/2024 17:26

Honestly, you can't tell difference between aural test and oral test?

How would you manage with a language exam? You wouldn't know which test was on which day - speaking or listening!!!

I'm quite interested to know what accent this is! ( ESOL teacher here)

I've been a languages teacher for 30 years Grin I haven't heard anyone call them aural or oral exams in literally decades. We call them listening and speaking exams (so do the exam boards). Probably at least partly because the two words unhelpfully sound the same. Also because teenage boys snigger if you say the word 'oral'.

Maelil01 · 01/06/2024 17:26

MumblesParty · 01/06/2024 16:23

Rhymes with Dora, Laura, flora

???
Laura doesn’t rhyme with either Flora or Cora
Flor - a
Core - a
Law -ra

CelynMelyn · 01/06/2024 17:26

AllProperTeaIsTheft · 01/06/2024 16:41

Eh?
Cora will pronounced as Corea? Where does the E feature in Cora?

The poster meant the sound 'core' (i.e. the word core, which doesn't sound the 'e' on the end), followed by the sound 'a'.

Name your child Cora and her name will be pronounced Cora OP.

There is no other pronounciation. It’s a beautiful name ❤️

TealDog · 01/06/2024 17:25

Like Coar-a

SomeBollocks · 01/06/2024 17:24

One of the reasons we chose Cora was that there would be no issues with pronunciation. Clearly we were wrong 😬🤣

Maelil01 · 01/06/2024 17:23

No, it’s an Irish name and its
Core - a

mathanxiety · 01/06/2024 17:22

Cyclingforcake · 01/06/2024 13:55

I think in American English it’s more Corra. Listen to how Lady Cora says her name in Downton compared to how the Brits say her name.
Tara can sound more like Terra with an American accent too.

It's Caw-ra or Core-ah in America, at least where I live. It's a popular name where I live. It's not a short O regardless of the regional accent.

mathanxiety · 01/06/2024 17:19

Core-ah.

Are the people saying Corr-a saying "Corr" as a short O sound?

There is only one R so it should be a long O sound.

abracadabra1980 · 01/06/2024 17:04

Corr-a

Notreat · 01/06/2024 17:00

Core-ah

KirstenBlest · 01/06/2024 16:59

@valorie ,
aural
[ˈɔːr(ə)l]
oral
[ˈɔːr(ə)l]

but I'd not say them exactly the same

valorie · 01/06/2024 16:47

AllProperTeaIsTheft · 01/06/2024 15:45

Same as aurally and orally don't sound exactly the same.

They do to me!

Honestly, you can't tell difference between aural test and oral test?

How would you manage with a language exam? You wouldn't know which test was on which day - speaking or listening!!!

I'm quite interested to know what accent this is! ( ESOL teacher here)

AllProperTeaIsTheft · 01/06/2024 16:41

Eh?
Cora will pronounced as Corea? Where does the E feature in Cora?

The poster meant the sound 'core' (i.e. the word core, which doesn't sound the 'e' on the end), followed by the sound 'a'.

CelynMelyn · 01/06/2024 16:39

Bbq1 · 01/06/2024 16:38

Corea

Eh?
Cora will pronounced as Corea? Where does the E feature in Cora?

Bbq1 · 01/06/2024 16:38

Corea

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