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Coriander was the name of a heroine in a book I once began reading (though I don't think I ever finished it) and I've been thinking about it's real-life usability for a couple of days now. I think the nickname Cora could soften it up a little.
Any thoughts? :)
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I really like the way Coriander sounds. Too bad I hate the herb. Also, I'd be afraid of people calling her Cilantro.
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Hehe, maybe they would!
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The sound is quite pretty, but I don't think it's usable at all. It'd make an excellent fantasy character or cat name.
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I might add it to my cat name list! :)
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I think it's quite sweet sounding, and Cora/Corrie as nicknames soften it up, but I still can't picture it as a formal name.
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If I didn't agree before, you guys have definitely convinced me :P
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I remember seeing this in a book too. "I, Coriander" I think it was called but I never read it just saw it around in the library. It had a very glum and boring cover.
Anyway as a name I don't like it at all. I can only think of the nice tasting plant!! I guess I'd get used to it if I knew someone called that and at least the word has a nice sound but I'd never use it.
Love Cora though ^_^ I'd use Coraline nn Cora. From Neil Gaiman's book "Coraline"
Anyway as a name I don't like it at all. I can only think of the nice tasting plant!! I guess I'd get used to it if I knew someone called that and at least the word has a nice sound but I'd never use it.
Love Cora though ^_^ I'd use Coraline nn Cora. From Neil Gaiman's book "Coraline"
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I quite liked the glum and boring cover ;)
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Lol
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See, I always go back and forth on Cora. I've been liking it lately, but I just don't always like the "cor" sound - it almost feels like it scratches my throat, but at the same time being really... round?
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When I see/ hear this name I think of Mr. Coreander/ Koreander from the Neverending Story, so I think of it as a masculine name. Ander is a masculine name and to me Cori is very masculine, it's just Corey spelled with an i, the pronunciation is the same, and it doesn't look feminine at all. I think Coriander would make a better middle name or second middle name for a boy, rather then for a girl. It could be a nice alternative to the over used Alexander.
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I actually haven't seen Neverending Story which, I understand, I should be ashamed of :P Cory and the first two syllables sound different to me, though I definitely understand what you mean. I love Oleander as a boys' middle, so I definitely think Coriander could work in the same way.
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Hm.
The Cori or Cora nickname does soften it up, as you say.
The -iander makes me think of Leander, so it doesn't feel very feminine to me.
Also, I keep seeing colander when I look at it, so it doesn't feel very name-y to me either.
But the sound is not bad, really. I certainly don't love it and it feels a bit fantasy-ish, but I think it could work okay.
The Cori or Cora nickname does soften it up, as you say.
The -iander makes me think of Leander, so it doesn't feel very feminine to me.
Also, I keep seeing colander when I look at it, so it doesn't feel very name-y to me either.
But the sound is not bad, really. I certainly don't love it and it feels a bit fantasy-ish, but I think it could work okay.
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Now you've said it, I do think it could work equally well on a boy if it were to be used as a name at all. It doesn't feel particularly gendered at the moment, and I'm not sure it ever will. The -ander ending does help it on its way to being masculine, though, at least visually.
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