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!

coe-ra and floe-ra make no phonetic sense

Caw-ruh

@PunsDontKillPeople

For and core rhyme though, so...

I can't see how your two pronunciations differ?

No they don't

[quote crabette]@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! [/quote]
@crabette

One of the main characters is Cora Crawley is the Countess of Grantham. An American heiress whose dowry saved the family. She is a fabulous and glamourous character and she will make you love the name Cora all the more.

@mistermagpie Oh that's good to know!!! I love Cora pronounced that way (like Flora, Dora).... just wasn't sure if it was an ambiguous pronunciation or if people would assume Caw-ra, which would be annoying!

@PurplePizzaCake

I'm confused!

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

Me too, it must be an accent thing.

@StrychnineIntheSandwiches

coe-ra and floe-ra make no phonetic sense

They make perfect sense in my accent.

There are many accents in the United Kingdom that sound very different.

I know a Cora who pronounces it coh-ra (so a bit like coral without the L). I find I'm constantly having to correct myself because my head wants it it to rhyme with Flora or Dora. Much prefer the regular pronunciation (rhyming with Flora).

Well it is probably sensible to state one's accent when claiming Flora = floe-ra.

@zurala

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

None of them rhyme with each other.

Core rhymes with Dora, Flora, core , door and four.

For rhymes with nor

Drawer - draw part rhymes with raw.

We have Coras in our family. We prounce it Core-a.

@EllaB22

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

CORE-AH Same as an apple core Rhymes with Flora

But do not, in the name of all that is holy, spell it Kora

[quote crabette]@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? 😂🤷🏻‍♀️[/quote]
South East here.

Core, four, nor, for, floor, sore, saw, draw - they all rhyme.

My head hurts

@StrychnineIntheSandwiches

😂 I'm pretty sure the default here for Flora would be Floe-ra / Flow-ra. Not Flaw-ra. Hence my question!

I’d say core-ah like an apple corer.
I know a Cora and that’s how it’s pronounced.

As do poor, pour and paw - all exactly the same sound in a London / SE accent.

But, they're all different in various Scottish accents for example.

Where are you from, OP?

@runningoutofnewnames yep, west of Scotland. I'm so confused! 😂

@HalloHello Mine too!

@runningoutofnewnames

As do poor, pour and paw - all exactly the same sound in a London / SE accent.

But, they're all different in various Scottish accents for example.

Where are you from, OP?

None of those words sound the same - whether Scottish accent or RP.

None of those words sound the same - whether Scottish accent or RP.

Erm, but I don't speak with a Scottish accent nor RP, so how is that relevant?

I grew up in London and I can assure you all those words sound the same in my accent.

I don't think many would pronounce it Caw-ra. People would see it and think it must rhyme with Flora and Dora.

I’d rhyme it with Flora.

Why not spell it with a K? Isn’t it from the Greek, like Dora? Kora must be the earlier spelling?

We have a Cora and DH is from Glasgow. He helpfully says "tell her it's pronounced with a D" .

It rhymes with Flora

I know a Corra and her name is pronounced C-orr-a
Cora would rhyme with core-a

Think Corra Linn is a waterfall in Scotland