Cora, Kira or Thalia?

[LeosMum1111]

Hi! I'm having a hard time choosing between these three names, and I hope someone will add their opinion and help me make a final decision.

I love Cora not only because it's simple and sweet, but it reminds me of corals, thus making me immediately think of the ocean. Does anyone else think so too, or is it just me? Kira is another favorite because I love the meaning and how it sounds. And as for Thalia, I just love its Greek roots and the meaning and pronunciation (I pronounce it as Tah-Lee-Ah). It's always been one of those names that I never get tired of, despite the possibility of confusion over the spelling.

I love them pretty much equally, but as a sea-lover, I'm also wondering if everyone else thinks of the ocean when they hear the name Cora. That's the main reason for why it's on my final list, and I want others' opinions as well

Cora is my favourite of the three. Not sure that it reminds me of coral but if it reminds you of that then that's what matters.

Cora is lovely

Cora. I also like Mara for similar reasons to you op.

They are all nice!

Cora. Such a lovely name! It was on our girls shortlist but had a bit so didn't get to use it.

I love Cora 😍

By bit I mean boy, obviously 🤦🏻‍♀️

I love the name Cora!

How about Tala?

I like Cora the best. I also like Coralie.

Kira is a lovely name I’d choose that one.

Cora is lovely. Kira means insect in many Indian languages.

Cora is nice. Thalia is generally pronounced THAY-lee-a, so I would spell differently if you don’t want to pronounce it that way. Kira/Ciara isn’t interesting to me.

Cora is okay, but doesn't make any link with coral for me - they not pronounced the same.... Cora is "core-ah" but coral is more of a rhyme with laurel in my accent.

Kira looks like a spelling mistake to me

I'll be honest, if I saw Thalia written down, I would say "th" (like at the beginning of 'thin'). I might be wrong, but I suspect I'm not the only one. So, similarly, f I were writing it down, pronounced the way you state, I'd have spelt it wrong. That can get very tiring over your lifetime.

Kira is the only one of those I like, though I prefer Kiera or Ciara spellings.

Thalia is a beautiful name. (Tahlia/Talia ditto)
Lovely meaning in Greek.

Have heard 3 variations: pron TAH-lee-yuh, THAY-lee-yuh and TAY-lee-yuh!
(Think Spanish was the TAH-lee-yuh version?)

People will soon pick up on whichever spelling/pronunciation your DD uses...after all, Siobhan/Chloe/Isla etc. once probably raised confused eyebrows before becoming more mainstream!

Cora. It's beautiful. 😍

Cora is nice but it doesn't make me think of the ocean, sorry! How about Coral or Coralie?

I like Thalia a lot, not so keen on Kira.

Thalia is by far my fav

Thalia!! My god-sister is called this- she is from a Greek family and pronounces it with th though. If you want to pronounce with t I would go for the Italian/Spanish Talia.

My daughter is called Cora. She's a teenager now, but it's a name that has suited her at all ages. It's unusual enough to be different, but no so much that it's daft! We have Irish heritage so that was one of our reasons for choosing it.

Cora

Cora and Thalia are both lovely. Personally don't like Kira at all. A friend's daughter is called Thalie (Tah-lee). Also lovely

All three are lovely but I particularly like Cora

Love Cora, elegant. Have you considered Coral? I've known a Coral.

Kira is quite 90s. Not my cup of tea. And I wouldn't go with Thalia spelt like this because of the pronunciation confusion, Talia is nice though.