Will this name get my kid beat up?

BrandyD06 · January 2014

I am considering the name Cora for a girl. I think it is beautiful and classic without being overused, however when I asked what my friends and family thought one of my friends said it would get her beat up in school. Now I am not sure where he gets this but I want other opinions. Thanks.

Ladybug32110 · January 2014

What? Why? No Cora is a fine name! Your friend is crazy

BrandyD06 · January 2014

Ladybug32110 said:

What? Why? No Cora is a fine name! Your friend is crazy

Thats what I thought too but I thought maybe I was biased. Thanks

emmy236 · January 2014

What school are you planning to send her too?

BrandyD06 · January 2014

Its a guy and he wants me to name her Daphne. Daphne makes me think of Scooby Doo, I can't do that to my kid.

BrandyD06 · January 2014

emmy236 said:

What school are you planning to send her too?

The closest one to where I live I guess. Lets put it this way, my oldest is Anakin and he has never been beat up, most people think his name is cool. So I personally don't see how Cora, which is a perfectly lovely old fashioned feminine name would get her beat up. I just wanted to see if I was the only one who thought him thinking that was odd.

BrandyD06 · January 2014

mjreilly2 said:

Well, I guess can't say the same thing, then, because Daphne is a great name. Love it. I am surprised that with him liking Daphne, he thinks Cora is so strange.

It's not that I dislike Daphne, I like it a lot, on other peoples kids.

BrandyD06 · January 2014

mjreilly2 said:

BrandyD06 said:

mjreilly2 said:

Well, I guess can't say the same thing, then, because Daphne is a great name. Love it. I am surprised that with him liking Daphne, he thinks Cora is so strange.

It's not that I dislike Daphne, I like it a lot, on other peoples kids.

Oh, I understand. I was just expecting you to say he liked something like Embersley or Brooklii or Harlea or Maxwell or something. Not something so...normal and "on par" with Cora.

Yeah I know, I don't get it myself.

HBirdie · January 2014

If you were name your SON Cora, yeah... maybe. But on a girl it's cute, simple, and classy.

sweetpeace13 · January 2014

What? No it's fine and getting more common . I know two little Coras

Irishcurls · January 2014

I love Cora. I wonder what he's basing that on?

MusicFanatic · January 2014

That's one of the weirdest things I've ever heard. Either your friend is drinking, or you're in an area that I would honestly move away from like..........yesterday.

Anyway, Cora is a perfectly legit and beautiful name. I have a friend with a 2 year old named Cora.

shannm · January 2014

Your friend is dumb.

Whippet8 · January 2014

My daughter is Cora and we get so many comments along the lines of, "ohhh such a beautiful name." They could just say nothing at all about her name, so I think they mean it.

BrandyD06 · January 2014

See I think it is pretty. Plus it is my Grandma's middle name and I want to give the baby the name Cora-Leigh and then let my husband choose the middle name

diamondduck13 · January 2014

mjreilly2 said:
...I would stick with Cora and toss -Leigh far away. Cora-Leigh sounds like orally. I could understand where your friend is coming from with Cora-Leigh. It is taking a pretty, old name and making it trendy and "cutesy."

This. I was with you on Cora til you said your plan was to tie it down with Leigh

JuniperGaze · January 2014

Maybe he thinks you're having a boy?? Cora is completely normal, I have an Aunt Cora so I am completely used to the name. It's gaining a lot of popularity these days.

emineminem · January 2014

I love the name and its on my top three list as well. I'd ignore your friend.

nittanyllama · January 2014

Cora is a great name.

JessO91 · January 2014

mjreilly2 said:

...I would stick with Cora and toss -Leigh far away. Cora-Leigh sounds like orally. I could understand where your friend is coming from with Cora-Leigh. It is taking a pretty, old name and making it a trendy and "cutesy" mess.

Exactly this.

angelatom · January 2014

LOVE Cora. A friend of mine has it on her list and is actually the one who introduced the name to me. Unfortunately, I feel like that makes it off limits for me.

blu-eyedwife · January 2014

1) Girls rarely beat each other up. They tend to play mind games instead.
2) When they do beat each other up, it's usually over a guy. Not because of a name.
3) Cora is a fantastic name.

Jenni0621 · January 2014

Beautiful name! That person is crazy! ;;)

olenkapdx · January 2014

Wha? I can't even think of a way that this name could be made fun of.

BC&LM · January 2014

Ladybug32110 said:

What? Why? No Cora is a fine name! Your friend is crazy

This!

momo21 · January 2014

Love Cora. We have a neighbor (almost 4) named Cora, and I've only ever heard people compliment her name.

mh89 · January 2014

What? Why? What?

I'm kind of flabbergasted that someone thinks the name Cora would get a girl beaten up. I just don't understand.

FutureMrsW9 · January 2014

I don't think Cora would warrant getting beat up. It's nms, but I've heard worse.

BrandyD06 · January 2014

To everyone that has posted, I have no clue why he thinks the name would get a little girl beaten up because when I asked him why he said that all he said was "trust me on this". Makes no sense, so I think if this baby is a girl I will name her that. Thank you everyone for your input.

BrandyD06 · January 2014

mjreilly2 said:

...I would stick with Cora and toss -Leigh far away. Cora-Leigh sounds like orally. I could understand where your friend is coming from with Cora-Leigh. It is taking a pretty, old name and making it a trendy and "cutesy" mess.

Not really going for cutesy or trendy. Cora Is my grandmothers middle name and Lee is my grandfathers. I love them both and I would like to namesake them so I thought I could give her a more feminine version of Lee.

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