Cordelia, Florence, Clementine, Beatrix

[DitzyDonkeySillyMonkey]

Which one do you prefer and why? None of these are popular in my country!

[WidowWadman]

I have a Cordelia and would prefer it to not become too popular, so take one of the others.

[dizzydixies]

Lol WidowWadman - very true

[DitzyDonkeySillyMonkey]

Dizzy and widow what kind of reactions do you get to Cordelia?

[ScrambledSmegs]

Traditionally it's Clemen-tyne, as in the song. But tbh it probably doesn't matter how you pronounce it, as long as you like it.

[dizzydixies]

I would've used Clementine and used the nn tiny

Ditzy - mized bag - some love it some a tad We don't care!

[Astley]

Clementine is a fruit. Really terrible for nicknames too. She would be Clammy Clemmy or Phelgmy Clemmy. Plus it's a fruit, it'll be like having grape or satsuma.

I love Cordelia, I only know one but I think it's gorgeous and very underused.

[Astley]

Did I mention, it's a fruit

[shoobidoo]

I love Clementine and Cordelia. Lovely, classic and underused.

Who cares if a fruit has the same name? Rosemary, Poppy, Lily, Rowan, Daisy, Charlotte (potatoes), are all also used for foods, does it really matter? They are still lovely names!

[SVN]

The name came before the fruit.

[ZooAnimals]

I think the name Adolf came before Hitler, but nonetheless that's what it makes me think of. Just like clementine makes me think of fruit.

I think naming your child after a flower is somehow more acceptable than a fruit shoobidoo. Do you really think there is no difference between DD's calles Rose, Lily and Poppy and DD's called Grape, Banana and Pear?! I think Charlotte is ok because we don't call them 'Charlottes' we call them Potatoes. If someone was considering naming their child Potato, I would advise them against it (although Spud is a sweet nn).

[DitzyDonkeySillyMonkey]

But grape, banana and pear were Not name before they were fruit!! Clementine was a name before it was given as a name to the fruit!!

[Astley]

Yes but now it is so sinonimos with the fruit that I think it would be the same as grape or banana. When I'm in the supermarket I regularily ask the DC if they want clementines or apples for their lunchbox... It's just weird now to have it as a name.

Plus what do you do at Christmas?! this year I bought DS's teacher 'Cranberry and Clementine' cookies from M&S for a present. We had Xmas pudding with 'slices of clementine' on the outside. We even had clementine Bucks fizz and the DC each had a clementine in their stocking! ALL of this had 'clementine' on the packaging in giant letters advertising it was a fruit....

You've got to admit when someone says do you like clementine? Most people will be thinking 'ummm yes, but I think satsumas are sweeter' etc. I just wouldn't give my daughter a name that had so much potential for teasing.