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Cordelia

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LolaTheShowgirl · 20/05/2009 23:24

For a girl. Nice?

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bringbackaqualibra · 08/02/2011 20:43

Love it. Would have called DS Cordelia if he had been a girl.

MummyGil · 08/02/2011 08:00

At the time of choosing the name, our name books said that it was Latin for warm-hearted. Only recently have I seen references to it being Celtic for jewel of the sea. I'm pretty sure my son's Latin textbooks feature a Cordelia!

MelinaM · 08/02/2011 00:41

^Grin at your two year old! Cordelia is a lovely nameSmile

AllieW · 07/02/2011 23:00

Love it! Not keen on Delia as a nn, but otherwise it's fab.

PlanetLizard · 07/02/2011 22:43

I dislike it.

MummyGil · 07/02/2011 00:20

I have a Cordelia. She loves it. Whenever she is asked her name she always gets a positive reaction. She usually gets her full name but has on occasion been called Deely or Cordy. She doesn't mind either of these.

FeelABitCrapToday · 28/05/2009 19:11

Latin for heart? It isn't, it's something to do with water I think.

mrswoolf · 28/05/2009 19:08

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RedCharityBonney · 28/05/2009 17:04

Hello Mrs W! It's me ... being harmless

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Rolf · 28/05/2009 15:49

Lovely name

RedCharityBonney · 28/05/2009 14:27

Love it.

I wouldn't let Brideshead put me off tbh. I liked the character. A lot of us are a bit "poor, thwarted" aren't we? But still happy in some very important ways.

Dilly for a toddler, Della for a teenager, Cordelia when she's a QC. Perfect!

arolf · 28/05/2009 12:15

my sister is Cordelia, she always gets compliments on her unusual (and nice!) name, and the only 2 shortened versions we've heard are Cordy (which family hates) and Lia.

dizzydixies · 24/05/2009 22:13

my Cordelia is known as Dylan don't ask its a long boring story

Paolosgirl · 24/05/2009 22:11

Love Cordelia

Hate Delia though...

dizzydixies · 24/05/2009 22:08

I have a Cordelia too and she is gorgeous, haven't regretted it for a moment

its Latin meaning heart

mumtoxii · 22/05/2009 20:35

I have a Cordelia, and she is called Cordy for her nn, although my two year old calls her "DOOR"!

WinkyWinkola · 22/05/2009 19:23

Beautiful name. Really.

LaDiDaDi · 22/05/2009 18:18

I think it's fab. Would use Cordy as a nn.

suwoo · 22/05/2009 16:36

It's poncetastic, but I love it.

charliegal · 22/05/2009 16:30

It is lovely, I went to school with a Cordelia. (In Lancashire!)

minesacheeseandpicklesandwich · 22/05/2009 16:23

I love it, but Buffy spoiled it for me!

Heated · 22/05/2009 16:21

Lovely name

RachieB · 22/05/2009 16:05

It was my grandmothers name

Not keen for a baby today,I am not into the whole old peoples names trend !

MummyDragon · 21/05/2009 10:27

My parents were going to call me Cordelia but changed their minds ... the only Cordelia I know is called Cod by absolutely everyone.

I love the name though!