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Cordelia or Elizabeth?

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sugarpink · 01/04/2022 03:41

Which one do you prefer?

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Awwlookatmybabyspider · 02/04/2022 13:31

Elizabeth is gorgeous providing it's pronounced properly. I heard a Lizbiiiiiiiiii being called the other day. I thought if you're going to use a name at least be able to pronounce it.
I'm not over keen on Cordelia. However I do like Cora and Delia

MinglingFlamingo · 02/04/2022 13:32

Elizabeth it's my favourite name on my girls baby name list. I love how you there's so many nick names.

TrillianMurphy · 02/04/2022 13:34

Cordelia

LittleGwyneth · 02/04/2022 20:43

I like both but Cordelia is a little more unusual maybe? Delia, Della, Coco all vg nicknames too.

Buttercup54321 · 05/04/2022 00:18

Elizabeth

AlwaysLatte · 05/04/2022 00:35

Elizabeth

DramaAlpaca · 05/04/2022 00:51

Elizabeth

DogsAndGin · 06/04/2022 20:26

Elizabeth

Pemba · 07/04/2022 00:11

I generally like Shakespearean girls names, but not overfond of Cordelia, I think of corduroy, cordial, apple cores etc and I just don't find the sound that pleasing. Then there is the tragic daughter in King Lear and the annoying little sister in Brideshead Revisited.

So I'd go for the more classic Elizabeth, with multiple nice shortenings to choose from.

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