WDYT of Coral (DH doesn't like Cora)

KelliLynee · August 2012

I really love the name Cora, but DH much prefers Coral. I'm not sure how I feel about it, but he won't budge on Cora (he prefers other names to Cora, but if I agree to Coral he would put Coral above the other names we are thinking about).

We like to be different, and frankly I'm not thrilled with how popular Cora apparently seems to be, so I like the idea of using something a little different, but I'm curious as to what other people think when they hear Coral as a girls name.

mlf625 · August 2012

Meh. I don't think it has half the charm of Cora. I'd keep looking.

kaitlin925 · August 2012

I personally prefer Cora or Coralie to Coral. To be honest, the first thing I think of when I hear the name is a coral reef.

Treschic81 · August 2012

I love it, but most on here will prob hate it.

gracefulruby33 · August 2012

I like Coral better than Cora, actually. It reminds me of the color, which I think is pretty.

Mrkyrain · August 2012

I don't hate it but I don't love it. For me, Cora has this vintage/classic sound but Coral sounds slightly cheap. I don't know why I feel this way because it's a one letter difference. I think it might be because of the girl from "The Real World".

kcisthebombdotcom · August 2012

It is my least favorite option out of Cora/Coralie/Coraline. It's tolerable though--not hideous or anything.

jlsimon56 · August 2012

I like Coral. Cora is pretty too but I see it everywhere (on here, on NB, etc.) so I'm kind of tired of it. It sounds nice with your DD's name too. My DD's name ends with the -a sound and I don't want another name that ends the same b/c it ends up sounding so rhymey.

I think of Florida, old ladies playing bingo, etc. It's a GREAT old lady name. It would be refreshing on a child (helps that it's a color). Better than Scarlett, Violet, etc.

af1274 · August 2012

I actually really like it, and like a PP said, Cora seems to be everywhere right now.

theimpossibleastronaut · August 2012

I don't like Coral as much as Cora. I think Coraline is a good option too.

KelliLynee · August 2012

Thanks for all of the feedback so far! I appreciate your thoughts and agree with many of them! I think of the girl on the real world, who was pretty trashy, but that doesn't affect anything since our kids certainly won't know who she is. I initially think of coral reef, but thats fine. (Our boy name is a nature word anyway). And once baby is born (if it's is a girl), people in our lives will think of her when they hear the word Coral... no one will be thinking of coral reef. I love color names as well, and find it to be a refreshing change from Violet, etc.

I do like that Cora sounds similar to Lilah (DD) and I like that both are one-letter off from being a color (coral and lilac), but none of this is really all that important in my decision. It does, however, change the middle name I was hoping to use with Cora (Lynee')- my middle name. I don't like back-to-back Ls (Coral Lynee') so if anyone has any middle name suggestions for coral I would appreciate it. : )

ashleyb1114 · August 2012

Mrkyrain:
I don't hate it but I don't love it. For me, Cora has this vintage/classic sound but Coral sounds slightly cheap. I don't know why I feel this way because it's a one letter difference. I think it might be because of the girl from "The Real World".

I actually like Coral, but it does remind me of the girl from the Real World too lol.

WashingtonQueen · August 2012

I like color names on girls and nature names, Coral fits both of those! I actually like Coral better than Cora. I really like Coraline too.

queenbone · August 2012

Coral makes me think of the ocean so I like it. You could decorate her room in the color coral or with corals. I like that it is less popular than Cora, which I also find to be very pretty.

ames71 · August 2012

I love Coral and prefer it to Cora. By a lot. Yes

If you don't love it, though, I think you should both keep looking until you find the right fit.

alohamora · August 2012

I like Cora better than Coral, but I don't think Coral is bad.

megemoney · August 2012

I don't really like either. I think they are fine names, but I don't really like them. Coral is coral found in the ocean to me. I also think of the chick from Real World / Road Rules, whichever one she was on.

ktpaladino · August 2012

Have you guys considered Coralyn? DH might be on board more with that, plus it is a semitribute to your middle name. I like both Coral and Cora but if it were me I would be leaning away from Cora because I feel it's about to explode on the trendy meter.

theseaword · August 2012

I don't like Cora or Coral, but I seem to be in the minority on the Cora dislike.

anna7602 · August 2012

I like Coral, but prefer Coralie and Coralia (two names I know this board has cringed at in the past, but I still really like them).

thetheisens · August 2012

I like Coral. I'm a fan of almost all the color names- Scarlett, Violet, Hazel- I draw the line at Blue. I actually prefer Coral over Cora.

ETA- I also like Coral over Cora with your dd's name Lilah. Cora and Lilah seem to matchy with the -a sound at the end of both. I like Coral and Lilah better as a sibset.

javagrl · August 2012

I definitely prefer Cora, but then again, that was in our top 2 names before we found out this baby is a boy, so I am probably biased. What about something like Clara or Claire?

I know a lot of people think Cora is popular, but the only place it seems popular to me is on this board. I don't know any Cora's IRL.

That said, Coral is certainly not a bad name, if you both really like it. It's just NMS personally.