Coco

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Cool or trashy?

Hmm it seems to be one of those love it or hate it names.

Coco is a fantastic name.

I like it. I know a toddler and a middle aged woman called Coco, it really suits both of them. The best thing - for me anyway - is that nobody ever says "which Coco"?

Totally daft name. Ms Chanel's real name was Gabrielle.

Apparently, Condoleezza is an invented name, taken from the musical term 'con dolcezza'. The fact that one woman has succeeeded despite carrying a wacky made-up name doesn't mean that all will.

Condoleeza is one of the silliest names I have ever heard. Even she must know that it's just...silly. I quite like the way Dubbya calls her 'Condy', though

Yes, I didn't know its derivation until I just googled it. Take words from other languages by all means, but why then muck about with them until they bear only a passing resemblance to the original?

Reminds me of the Tom Lehrer joke about his friend called Hen3ry because the 3 was silent.

I think it's Ok actually, it's a very 'ghetto' type latino name I think (from my limited knowledge of modern American culture)

Lots of people have this kind of individual, lovingly chosen name in that community - Beyonce is another example. It's a cultural mixing that I find interesting and appropriate. To describe it as 'silly' is, well, quite facile really?

'The fact that one woman has succeeeded despite carrying a wacky made-up name doesn't mean that all will. '

And concordantly, not every person with an average, traditional name is going to make it to UN representative status. I think names have rien to do with where you end up, personally.

Love Coco.

Sorry hope my last post didn't sound rude. it's just a different culture was what I was trying (badly) to say.

My French bulldog is called Coco, after chanel, because she's a belle laide. I think no on rough estate, like savetheplanetdontiron. But this makes me want to ask what would be a good name on a rough estate??? Maybe snobbish assumption that Coco would seem poncy.

Ridiculous for a grown women.

Unless she is fabulously beautiful, wonderfully cool, charmingly kooky, a super model, international fashion designer or world renowed artist.

Then she may just about carry it off.

If however she turns out to be a doctors receptionist, teacher, civil servant, nurse or similar,which let's face it are the more leikely options,then it's just a bit silly and embarassing.

use it as a nickname.

Claudia is wonderful.For a fashion designer and a politician.

Not rude, pushpinia, just forthright (a MN speciality, surely)!

I think cultural mixing is great and if people want to borrow established names from other cultures then that's fine by me (although I personally wouldn't have called my child Cleopatra or Scherezade as I'm quite a timid traditionalist). But I think there is something different about names which appear to be just a random assortment of syllables or a daft invention. The fact that a name is lovingly chosen doesn't mean that it isn't silly or a potential millstone around a child's neck.

But, as I always say, the opinions of mad old biddies on the internet count for naught and we must each make our own choices.