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What would you think?
https://www.behindthename.com/name/cordeilla/submitted
Pronounced "kor-DAY-la," I guess.
Do you like it more, or less, than Cordelia ("kor-DEE-lya")?
- mirfak
https://www.behindthename.com/name/cordeilla/submitted
Pronounced "kor-DAY-la," I guess.
Do you like it more, or less, than Cordelia ("kor-DEE-lya")?
- mirfak
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I find the story behind it interesting. I prefer the ay-la sound to eel-ya. It might be very confusing though, I think people would see/think Cordelia first. It would make a great middle name.
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I like the sound, but it looks like a dyslexic Cordelia at first glance.
If I had to adapt Creiddylad I'd probably use Creidula or Creidulla (except those look too much like credulous, maybe..)
Cordella looks less like "trying to be Cordelia but not". But it also just looks like a girl version of Cordell.
I also didn't realize Lear and Llyr were the same thing until know, I thought they just sounded similar!
Also, I only like Cordelia as 4 syllables with a distinct ee-a at the end. I like Cor-deel-ee-a better than Cordeilla but I might like Cordeilla better than Cor-deel-ya.
If I had to adapt Creiddylad I'd probably use Creidula or Creidulla (except those look too much like credulous, maybe..)
Cordella looks less like "trying to be Cordelia but not". But it also just looks like a girl version of Cordell.
I also didn't realize Lear and Llyr were the same thing until know, I thought they just sounded similar!
Also, I only like Cordelia as 4 syllables with a distinct ee-a at the end. I like Cor-deel-ee-a better than Cordeilla but I might like Cordeilla better than Cor-deel-ya.
This message was edited 4/19/2021, 7:02 AM
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I personally think Cordeilla is fine! I would pronounce it "kor-DAY-la" also. I actually like the long A sound better.
Don't get me wrong I like Cordelia too. But personally Cordelia reminds me of Vidalia Onions. Weird I know! But honestly it does.
I had never seen or heard of Cordeilla. But I truly like it. I say go for it! Or add it to a list. :)
Don't get me wrong I like Cordelia too. But personally Cordelia reminds me of Vidalia Onions. Weird I know! But honestly it does.
I had never seen or heard of Cordeilla. But I truly like it. I say go for it! Or add it to a list. :)
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I like Cordelia (kor-DEE-lya) a little better simply because it is more familiar.
Cordelia - 8/10 - Despite the Shakespeare connection, it makes me think of a socially active woman living in the mid to late 1800s. On a modern woman, I imagine Cordelia being the daughter of an English teacher.
Cordeilla - 7/10 - Simultaneously feels more modern and more ancient than Cordelia. I imagine her as the daughter of boho Celtic enthusiasts, complete with Irish flute and a bouzouki.
Cordelia - 8/10 - Despite the Shakespeare connection, it makes me think of a socially active woman living in the mid to late 1800s. On a modern woman, I imagine Cordelia being the daughter of an English teacher.
Cordeilla - 7/10 - Simultaneously feels more modern and more ancient than Cordelia. I imagine her as the daughter of boho Celtic enthusiasts, complete with Irish flute and a bouzouki.
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It seems dated in a weird way: same age as Cori, Kayla, Katrina.
I'm tempted not to pronounce the L when I see it written.
It has an interesting history; that's true of both names but more in-your-face with Cordeilla.
I don't think I'm a fan of EEL-ya in general, but I can't say I love AY-la either.
I like Delia and Cordé more than either.
Tie.
I'm tempted not to pronounce the L when I see it written.
It has an interesting history; that's true of both names but more in-your-face with Cordeilla.
I don't think I'm a fan of EEL-ya in general, but I can't say I love AY-la either.
I like Delia and Cordé more than either.
Tie.
This message was edited 4/19/2021, 5:10 AM
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I was tempted to pronounce the ll as a longer "y" kind of sound like Spanish.
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I prefer Cordelia but I’d soon get used to calling a child Cordeilla and the pronunciation makes sense when you look at the name.
This message was edited 4/19/2021, 1:10 AM
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Don't like it
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It looks like you don't know how to spell Cordelia. That's all everyone is going to think because they'll constantly comment on how it's spelled and pronounced.
Save yourself the embarrassment
Save yourself the embarrassment
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Yeah, of course it'd be like that at first in real life. Explaining Cordeilla might be pretty bothersome, because it'd be hard to do without sounding snobbish. "Well, actually... it's the name Shakespeare based Cordelia on. Look it up!" hahah
But still, I'm not the one embarrassed, if someone else assumes incorrectly that I made an error.
Anyway I'm not naming a baby, just thinking about the name.
What if you had had a childhood friend named Cordeilla? Or what if you had a likeable coworker Cordeilla? Then would you still prefer Cordelia, or is Cordeilla more appealing?
But still, I'm not the one embarrassed, if someone else assumes incorrectly that I made an error.
Anyway I'm not naming a baby, just thinking about the name.
What if you had had a childhood friend named Cordeilla? Or what if you had a likeable coworker Cordeilla? Then would you still prefer Cordelia, or is Cordeilla more appealing?
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You don't understand what "what if" means, do you? :P
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