Cora pronunciation?

[crabette]

Think I love the girls name Cora... how is it pronounced / how would you pronounce it as default though?

From looking online, advice seems to vary between CORE-ah (rhymes with flora and dora, where the first syllable is pronounced like apple core); and C-OR-a / Cawr-a (where the first syllable rhymes with for!)

Not sure if this is an accent / regional difference or not... votes please!

Rhymes with Flora. That’s how the one I knew said her name.

For and core rhyme though, so...

I can't see how your two pronunciations differ?

@PunsDontKillPeople

For and core rhyme though, so...

I can't see how your two pronunciations differ?

Not in my accent they don’t.

for = f / aw / r

core = c / oa / r

Your two attempts sound the same to me!

Cor - ra

Core-uh. I'd say the same for Door-uh (Dora) and Floor-uh (Flora).
Live in West Wales

Where are you from @crabette? It sounds like it might be an accent thing

@PunsDontKillPeople see I think this might be an accent / regional thing... to me for and core sound totally different 😂

Here, core rhymes with FOUR.

For rhymes with... drawer? Or nor? 😂🤷🏻‍♀️

Rhymes with Flora/Cora. I have also seen the spelling Kora.

Core uh

I'd pronounce it the same way as they do in Downton Abbey

Coe-ra

@pikapikapukachu Yeah I'm west Scotland.

Probably similar to Welsh @Tulips21 ! I think in some areas of England they probably wouldn't sound any different, but to me they're totally different names 😂

Core, for and drawer all rhyme in my South Eastern accent.

I'm with you, For sounds like fawer to you?

In which case Cora rhymes with Dora or Flora in my opinion

@PunsDontKillPeople

For and core rhyme though, so...

I can't see how your two pronunciations differ?

I totally agree with this - I actually can’t imagine how they would sound any other way?

DD has a friend called Cora - it rhymes exactly with Flora. Gorgeous name, I really like it

I'm confused!

To me four, for, drawer, nor and core all rhyme

@MajorCarolDanvers Oh I don't watch downton! I'll need to tune in for reference, didn't realise there was a Cora on there, thanks!

@MajorCarolDanvers

I'd pronounce it the same way as they do in Downton Abbey

Coe-ra

If I say it coe - ra it sounds completely different. Coe as in Sebastian Coe? Rhymes with foe?

In my accent, Flora, Dora and Cora all rhyme.

@crabette ah I see! So Cora should rhyme with Flora, nothing else

@MajorCarolDanvers

I'd pronounce it the same way as they do in Downton Abbey

Coe-ra

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On Downton Abbey her name rhymes with flora.

Rhymes with flora.

@PurplePizzaCake

I'm confused!

To me four, for, drawer, nor and core all rhyme

For many (most?) Scottish accents, for has the ‘o’ sound at the start of orange. Whereas four has an ‘oh’ sound, and rhymes with no, slow.

Does that help?

On Downton Abbey her name rhymes with flora.

Yes Coe-ra and Floe-ra both rhyme.

[quote crabette]@pikapikapukachu Yeah I'm west Scotland.

Probably similar to Welsh @Tulips21 ! I think in some areas of England they probably wouldn't sound any different, but to me they're totally different names 😂[/quote]
I'm in the west of Scotland, my niece is called Cora and I can't make it sound any other way than 'Core-a' to rhyme with Dora! I've never heard anyone say her name any other way.

So, if you like that pronunciation then I'd say you're fine!