I am pretty sure I know the answer to this really, but am having such a hard time letting go of the name.
I completely fell in love with Cordelia, which ticks lots of boxes for me: I love the meanings (heart; of the sea), the Shakespearean connection, I like the sound of it, it’s unusual enough but widely recognised as a name, and DH likes it too.
The issue is, my name is Amelia. They are far too similar, aren’t they? I know long term she and I won’t be joined at the hip, but 18 years is a long time to be saying: “Hi, I’m Amelia and this is Cordelia”. It took me three days before realising they rhymed so much, when I did the thing of properly trying it out eg. Christmas cards, introducing us etc.
I have considered introducing her as Cora for short, but don’t like it anywhere near as much as Cordelia (Cora on its own would not be on a shortlist for either me or DH), and my name isn’t ever shortened, so I can’t get out of it that way (unlike a previous thread, where Steve sometimes went by Stephen anyway and little Eve could be introduced as Evelyn).
DH isn’t so bothered by the rhyming, but he wouldn’t have to say the names together in quick succession as often as I would. (However, it’s not his favourite of those on our list and I think he’s hoping I just come round to his favourite on my own).
Do I have to just give up on the dream?