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HelpRe: Dora, Nora or Cora?
in reply to a message by Perrine
I always liked Nora/ Norah. I used to dislike Cora and hate Dora. I disliked Dora before the children's character and after Dora the Explorer I came to hate it.
These days I like Cora as much as Nora and I don't hate Dora but I only feel okay about it. I still dislike Dory but I no longer hate it. Nori is a cool nn and so is Cory.
I think Dora, Cora, and Nora all work as full names or as nn's.
I like Cora and Corie as nn's for Cornelia or Cordelia.
I like Nora and Nori as nn's for Honora, Annora, and Eleanora.
I like Dora as a nn for Theodora, Eudora, and Heliodora.
For Dorothea I prefer the nn Thea or Dottie rather than Dora or Dory.
I think my lack of love for Dora is why I prefer Dorothea over Theodora because I pronounce Dorothea as a three syllable name or I pronounce it as four syllables but just barely. Yet I am starting to borderline like Dora so who knows what the future holds.
I want to add that Theodora looks really pretty but I find it annoying to pronounce. Pronouncing Dorothea with four syllables is also annoying. Something about the TH sound and four syllables seems difficult for me. I have a minor TH speech impediment. I need to be mindful because sometimes they because F's. Names and words starting or ending in TH are what I most often mispronounce. TH in the middle is easier like with Dorothy or Althea or Timothy.
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Favorite Names:
Dorothea, Marguerite, Aurora, Fiona, Artemis, Vivian, Hazel, Clara, Leona, Luna, Maeve, Iris, Frida, Matilda, April, Flora, Cascadia, Serafina
Kieran, Rowan, Brendan, Tristan, Cedric, Cedar, Arthur, Magnus, Malcolm, Adrian, Julian, Robin, Connor, Xavier, Gryphon, Gavin, Teagan
These days I like Cora as much as Nora and I don't hate Dora but I only feel okay about it. I still dislike Dory but I no longer hate it. Nori is a cool nn and so is Cory.
I think Dora, Cora, and Nora all work as full names or as nn's.
I like Cora and Corie as nn's for Cornelia or Cordelia.
I like Nora and Nori as nn's for Honora, Annora, and Eleanora.
I like Dora as a nn for Theodora, Eudora, and Heliodora.
For Dorothea I prefer the nn Thea or Dottie rather than Dora or Dory.
I think my lack of love for Dora is why I prefer Dorothea over Theodora because I pronounce Dorothea as a three syllable name or I pronounce it as four syllables but just barely. Yet I am starting to borderline like Dora so who knows what the future holds.
I want to add that Theodora looks really pretty but I find it annoying to pronounce. Pronouncing Dorothea with four syllables is also annoying. Something about the TH sound and four syllables seems difficult for me. I have a minor TH speech impediment. I need to be mindful because sometimes they because F's. Names and words starting or ending in TH are what I most often mispronounce. TH in the middle is easier like with Dorothy or Althea or Timothy.
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Favorite Names:
Dorothea, Marguerite, Aurora, Fiona, Artemis, Vivian, Hazel, Clara, Leona, Luna, Maeve, Iris, Frida, Matilda, April, Flora, Cascadia, Serafina
Kieran, Rowan, Brendan, Tristan, Cedric, Cedar, Arthur, Magnus, Malcolm, Adrian, Julian, Robin, Connor, Xavier, Gryphon, Gavin, Teagan
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