I would really like to honor my sister named [name]Shaynee[/name] in our daughter’s name (due in [name]November[/name]). Her first name will be [name]Cora[/name] and I’m wondering what sounds better, [name]Cora[/name] [name]Shane[/name] or [name]Cora[/name] [name]Shaynee[/name]. Neither one would necessarily be my first choice if I were just picking a MN I loved with [name]Cora[/name], but my sister is very important to me and I would love to honor her. Would love to get all of your thoughts on these two options (and if you can think of a better way to honor a [name]Shaynee[/name] please let me know!)
I don’t love either of the options, but [name]Cora[/name] [name]Shay[/name] popped into my head and I’m loving it!
I was also going to suggest [name]Cora[/name] [name]Shay[/name] 
I love [name]Cora[/name] [name]Shane[/name] (though I’d spell it [name]Shayne[/name]). [name]Cora[/name] [name]Shaynee[/name] could work as long as your last name isn’t a “2 syllable/stress on the first syllable” name.
And I agree with the previous posters - [name]Shay[/name] is a good alternative if you like it.
Btw, your parents are awesome. [name]Shaynie[/name] was a pick of mine for a long time, but it sounds wretched with my married last name.
I like the sound of [name]Cora[/name] [name]Shane[/name] the best. I also think [name]Cora[/name] [name]Shay[/name] is pretty.
[name]Shaynee[/name] is listed as a varient of [name]Shaina[/name] which means ‘beautiful’.
Here’s a nameberry list of names that mean beautiful: 146 Names That Mean Beautiful | Nameberry
Here are a bunch of names that mean beautiful with [name]Cora[/name]:
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Jolie[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Mei[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Bella[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Keeva[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Anwen[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Shaina[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Bellerose[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Caily[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Bonnie[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Calista[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Astrid[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Callie[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Belle[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Tove[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Calla[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Zuri[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Alina[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Marabel[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Xin[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Calliope[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Nayana[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Mio[/name]
More of the [name]Cora[/name] + names that mean pretty/beautiful:
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Rosalind[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Marini[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Hialeah[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Linda[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Nava[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Indah[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Reiko[/name]
I prefer [name]Cora[/name] [name]Shane[/name]. I think [name]Cora[/name] [name]Shay[/name] is a great suggestion, I might spell it [name]Cora[/name] [name]Shea[/name].
I agree with [name]Cora[/name] [name]Shayne[/name], it’s only one letter away from sis’s name
I prefer [name]Cora[/name] [name]Shane[/name]. I echo earlier sentiments that [name]Cora[/name] [name]Shay[/name] would also be pretty, as would [name]Cora[/name] [name]Shea[/name]. I don’t want to disparage your sister’s name, but I’m afraid I don’t like the name [name]Shaynee[/name] at all.
Out of the two, I prefer [name]Cora[/name] [name]Shane[/name], but I am loving pp’s suggestion of [name]Cora[/name] [name]Shay[/name]. That one is lovely
Thanks for the feedback - I really like the [name]Cora[/name] [name]Shay[/name]/[name]Shae[/name] option. I’ve been so torn between choosing a name I love with [name]Cora[/name] (top contenders were [name]Vivienne[/name], [name]Rosalind[/name], [name]Beatrice[/name], [name]Frances[/name] and [name]Olive[/name]) and honoring the person most important to me. After lots of agonizing over it, I think it’s more important to have her middle name honor my sister. If I were her I’d rather have that special connection with my aunt rather than another nice name, plus we plan to call her [name]Cora[/name] and not “[name]Cora[/name] MN” so she’ll at least be called by a name we love!
If anyone else has ideas or opinions, let me know! And if you have an opinion on the honor name v. name you love for the middle spot, I’d love to hear that, too. Thanks, Berries!
I too was going to suggest [name]Cora[/name] [name]Shay[/name]. I know of a little girl named [name]Savannah[/name] [name]Shay[/name]. [name]Shay[/name] sounds more feminine than [name]Shane[/name].
I like the [name]Shay[/name]/[name]Shae[/name] idea I think that sounds good with [name]Cora[/name] as well as honouring your sister. I always thought I would use a name I love for a middle name, rather than honouring people, but as I’ve got older I definitely think I would like to honour family members. If I ever have a son I plan on giving him my father and my OH’s names as his middle names and if I have a daughter I plan on giving her nan’s name as her middle name and also letting my mum choose her other middle name (I would just use my mum’s name, but I know she doesn’t like her name, so I thought it would be a nicer gesture just to let her choose a name she likes )
I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Cora[/name]! It is in my own top 3! I also love the suggestion of [name]Cora[/name] [name]Shay[/name]/[name]Shea[/name]. I’d like to throw in the slightly different suggestion of [name]Shan[/name]èy/Shanay/[name]Shan[/name]è?
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Shane[/name], [name]Cora[/name] [name]Shaine[/name] or [name]Cora[/name] [name]Shayne[/name] (for some reason, a lot of people think a trendy “y” is more feminine)