Cordelia

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What do you think?

It is DP's favourite name, and I'm coming around. It's a bit 'out there' for my usual tastes, but I guess it isn't too out there, is it? it reminds us of buffy too

I absolutely love the name Cora too, and would possibly use it as a nickname but not all the time (if I intended to and DP liked it too, I would just use it as I know it is a name). Do you think Cora could work as a casual nickname for Cordelia?

Love it, makes me think of Anne of Green Gables.

I love Cordelia & Cora isn't too much of a stretch as a diminutive. I think you should go for it.

Thank you! I've never seen Anne of green gables (it's my mum's favourite)!
I don't think it's too much of a stretch either, I think "Cory" is a natural shortening, but I don't have a tendency to shorten to an -ee sound (I don't know why) so I thought maybe Cora.

Lovely name

Pretty

I think it's a fab name. Haven't seen it for years but there used to be a very attractive actress years ago called Cordelia something or other.

Think she was a mate of Joan Collins.

Goes off to google .....

Cordelia is lovely. Prefer Cory, or Coral, as a shortening.

It makes me think of The Happiest Millionaire. It was shortened to Cordy in that.

I am so happy to hear some good feedback! When I've mentioned it (only in passing) to friends they seem to think it's an odd choice.

I like it. I lit would probably naturally shorten to Cordy, if at all.

Cora is a different name imo.

Love it. I wouldn't shorten it but would think the natural shortenings are either Cor(y) or Delia.

I have started reading Cats Eye by Margaret Atwood and Cordelia seems to be one of the bullies so this puts me off the name.

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Was on our shortlist. We'd have used Dee Dee Dee everyday so we could shout "No, Dee Dee, no!" in the voice of Dexter from Dexter's lab

Dee Dee, not Dee Dee Dee!

Love it!

Love it but, obviously, I'm an Anne fan!

I'm not massively keen. Partly because I immediately connect it with Shakespeare and Cordelia in King Lear is an insufferable, sanctimonious little prig. Partly because the nicknames are ugly. Cord? Cordy? Delia?

Lovely classic unusual name

Cordelia was a main character in Buffy - I can’t get past that at all!

I LOVE it and would have lobbied hard for it if we'd had a girl. It reminds me of Shakespeare and Anne of Green Gables. Cora could work as a shortening although it wouldn't necessarily be shortened unless you wanted it to be - there is a Cordelia in DS1's nursery and she is called by the full version.

DH thought it was a bit frilly and also thought people would assume we'd only called her Cordelia after the Buffy character.

I love it!
Buffy connection for me

My mind goes straight to Buffy too... clearly not cultured enough for the Atwood/Shakespeare reference

I would intend to use Cordelia most of the time, as would DP, but I know myself and I will shorten it to Cora (I am terrible for giving people nicknames without realising it). My sister's name is Francesca; I've called her Franca for a long time (everyone else calls her Francesca or Cesca) - so Cora works with my natural nicknaming style, if that's even a thing.

King Lear for me too... it’s such a sad story “my poor fool is hanged” - I don’t think I could and it would jump into my mind meeting someone with that name... but better than Ophelia I suppose!

Cora would work but I'm a big buddy the vampire slayer fan so any Cordelia would always be Cordy to me.