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Hi Felie!

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I love the name Cordelia! It reminds me an upper class victorian lady.

I love it, but it makes me think of a haughty woman, which isn't really a wholly positive association, but doesn't stop me from loving it.

Hey, Rossana!

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I love Cordelia; she's very elegant, and I also love the nickname Cori. I picture a young woman who comes from a fairly well-to-do family, who has honey brown hair, hazel eyes, and a petite frame. She likes listening to country music and spending time with her charming boyfriend.

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OTOH, though, I can also picture a spunky little girl of maybe two, three, or four, with curly brown hair and sparkling blue eyes. She likes to color, watch Disney movies and the Disney Channel, and run around the yard with her friends. She's also fearless and has no problem testing her parents' patience by getting into all kinds of trouble.

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So I guess what I'm trying to say is that the name Cordelia ages quite well.

I like it but I can’t think of any good nicknames for it.

I love, love, love the name Cordelia. It's one of my favourites, and very close to the top of my list. I would use the nickname Cordy for it.

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The first image in my mind, is the character in Shakespeare's King Lear, which I studied as part of my GCSE English Literature course.

Well, for me this name is primarily associated with the little sister of Lord Sebastian Flyte from Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh.

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Also in connection with the other persons in it, such as the mother Lady Marchmain, older sister Julia or friend of the family Charles Ryder and in particular of Lord Sebastian.

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This movie character has a sad, almost tragic fate, making the name "Cordelia", the blue-blooded girl, in addition of the vintage vibe with a feeling of despondency, solicitousness, misery & joylessness.

I Love Cordelia!

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Even from the very start of King Lear

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Lear - "So young, and so untender"?
Cordelia . "So young, my lord, and true".

This message was edited 12/10/2018, 10:53 PM

I like it, but it's not a name I feel a connection to.

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I picture green and gold silk in some kind of neoclassical style. Or, I picture Cordelia from Buffy.

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The vibe I get from it is similar to the one I get from Octavia, except I'd say Octavia is a deep plum color while Cordelia is spring green...also Cordelia seems a bit prissier.

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The first combos that came to mind were...
Cordelia Prudence
Cordelia Temperance
Cordelia Irene
Cordelia Seraphine

This message was edited 12/10/2018, 10:33 PM

I don't hate it, but it seems a little stuffy and overly formal to me. I think of Cordelia from Buffy (who's the near-opposite of my impression of the name, lol)

I think of Anne of Green Gables and a character from Buffy and Angel. A former poster also had a niece named Cordelia.

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It's nms. It's similar to Adamina, Tryphena, Lucasine. Old, musty names that didn't stand the test of time.

I think of Anne of Green Gables and a character from Buffy and Angel. A former poster also had a niece named Cordelia.

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It's nms. It's similar to Adamina, Tryphena, Lucasine. Old, musty names that didn't stand the test of time.

It's not a name I've ever encountered on a real person, and so to me it seems fanciful, and young.
It's a very pleasing sound, but too long for me to enjoy as a favorite, and lacks nicknames I like.

I don't mind it. Not something I'd personally choose but understand why one might.
The character of Cordelia Chase from Buffy immediately comes to mind. It's very much tied to that series for me. This most likely due to the fact that it isn't a very common/run-of-the-mill type of name and the first time I actually came across the name was when I was bingwatching the show a few years ago. (Thank you netflix lol)

I don't like it. It seems pompous. I have a family member named Kornelia, nickname Nela.

I get Shakespeare and Buffy, and also an impression of green velvet; no idea why.
It's too elaborate to be a favourite of mine, and that 'cor' at the beginning is quite harsh. But I like the Delia part, and the unusualness of it.
I've only known one Cordelia, and she used Corey as an nn. Her sister was Dawn; rather a mismatched pairing.

This is my dog's name (Border Collie) so that's definitely the first image. We call her Delia or Dee though.