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Thoughts on Cora, and middle names?

My great grandma's name was Cora Belle, and I've always loved it. My husband once said he disliked it, but recently he's changed his mind, so I'm putting it back on my possibilities list.

I've already picked out middle names, so if we use Cora it would be with one of these. Which do you think sound best, and which do you think don't work at all?

Cora Julianne/Juliana, Cora Marilyn, Cora Helen, Cora Lou/Louise, Cora Christen/Christiana

I really like Cora Evelyn, but I want to use Evelyn as a first name, so this will be if one of my siblings uses Evelyn first.

BQ: What do you think of the name? I like traditional, vintage sounding names. Do you think it sounds good with Callie and Evelyn?

BQ 2: I don't normally like double names, but what would you think of using Cora Belle as the whole first name? Maybe Cora Belle Julianne or something like that.

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  • 9 years ago
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    1. Have you thought of using Coraline? Still calling her Cora, just having more of a full name attached to it? Honestly I think Cora is absolutely gorgeous in itself, but she may want something fuller when she's older.

    2.Cora Louise and Cora Marilyn are the only two I think works. Cora Helen is really bad. (I like Helen, just doesn't flow well) The other two aren't great but aren't horrible either.

    BQ:Yes I love the name and it's very traditional and beautiful. I have thought of using it myself. I do think it sounds good with Callie and Evelyn. I'd only mention that it's really close to Callie. It'd be a little matchy

    BQ2: I hate saying this but people would think Cora Belle is cheesey and a fake country singer's name. If you want to incorporate Belle in the name also think about using something like Cora Isabelle or Cora Annabelle

  • 9 years ago

    Evelyn is a nice name. I think Cora Julianne would go well togeher and so would Cora Helen. how about Evelyn Helena or Evelyn Halley or Evelyn Hayden.

  • 9 years ago

    I personally wouldn't use it, but if it was in my family I might :) I've personally considered names in my own family that I probably wouldn't have considered if they weren't family names. Cora Belle is a lovely combo, I'd probably just use that! I actually really love Belle as a first name. Beautiful and underused, and stands out from all the Bella's :)

  • ?
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    9 years ago

    Cora Julianne is great. Cute for a little girl but will age well.

    Love it.

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