Cordelia or Elizabeth?

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Which one do you prefer?

I love Cordelia and wish I could choose it but seems too fancy.

I absolutely love both

My name is Cordeliabut it's never used - always Corrie. I was naked after Corrie ten boom.
One of my best friends is Elizabeth (we are both 51) and her name is never shortened. She doesn't like any of the deriverties so is always Elizabeth. Woukd feel weird calling her Lizzie or Beth!

Cordelia

I wasn't naked, I was named after Corrie ten Boom who was an amazing woman. My mum had a Dutch pen friend in the early 60s who was a Corrie so it stemmed from that.
I've always liked my name but the Coronation st connection annoy me somewhat - but it does make for some funny red top headlines!
Always annoyed me as a child, never being able to have a pen or anything personalised but with the internet, that's all changed. My daughter has an unusual name and I can now get anything personalised for her.

Love Elizabeth and hate Cordelia. No idea why, it just sounds horrible to me.

I would spell it Elisabeth though (the original version).

Elizabeth, cordelia is an annoying, precocious child in a book (in my head).

Elizabeth. Don't like Cordelia

Elizabeth

Cordelia. I love it

@gingerhills

I prefer Elizabeth. I love how varied the diminutives are, so you can find one that really suits the girl's personality: Liz, Lizzie, Liza, Eliza, Beth, Betty, Libby etc. It's a wonderful name.

I like Cordelia but associate it too heavily with King Lear - such a bitter, sad story, even though she is the heroine. And I'm not wild about the "Cor' sound.

No need for anyone to use an abbreviation if they don't want to. My close relative named Elizabeth won't stand for having her name shortened in any way, never did, from babyhood on.

Currently reading the second P. D. James book about Cordelia Gray, as it happens. Brilliant character.

Really like both. Cordelia nn Corrie is lovely

Elizabeth
Cordelia is too precocious for my liking

@Clockstooforward

Elizabeth Cordelia is too precocious for my liking

Maybe Cordelia if you want a gifted child then

I like Cordelia - there are plenty of nicknames - Corrie, Delia, Deedee, Lia, Cora etc

Cordelia is lovely and unusual. DC's friend Cordelia is known as Leila (Lee-la)ifyou're looking for a nickname.

Love Cordelia. Never been keen on Elizabeth and I know sooooo many so it is just a bit meh

Definitely Elizabeth.

Cordelia

I love Cordelia, it's just such a beautiful name and great nicknames too - Cora, Coco, Cory, Lia etc. Elizabeth is a nice name too, but a bit mundane compared to Cordelia.

Elizabeth x

Love Delia so it has to be Cordelia but I’d just go with Delia. Me and dd have Elizabeth as middle names and I love the name but it’s a bit meh as first name.

Cordelia. She's a very strong female character in one of my favourite series of books.

I love Cordelia as I thought she was a great character in 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'!

(Not everyone's choice but there you go!)

Her nickname was Cordy which is great.

Elizabeth.