[name_m]Hi[/name_m] berries!
So… I’m a fan of all the [name_f]Cora[/name_f]- names, and I’ve recently reconsidered [name_f]Coralia[/name_f]. WDYT of [name_f]Coralia[/name_f]/Koralia (in original Greek it was spelled with a K). Is it too frilly? Do you like the C spelling or K spelling better? Does it go well with the other names on my list? Also, which do you like best: [name_f]Coralia[/name_f], [name_f]Corinne[/name_f], or [name_f]Coraline[/name_f] ([name_f]Cora[/name_f]-lien, not cora-leen)? [name_m]Just[/name_m] give me all your opinions.
Thanks!
HTB
Meh, it’s okay for me, but it is a bit over-the-top. Koralia definitely looks more Greek to me! I prefer the more demre [name_m]French[/name_m] [name_f]Coralie[/name_f], though. I wouldn’t be shocked or totally confused by it, though. Maybe it’s because there’s a regular that comes into our shop whose name is [name_f]Rosalia[/name_f]? I like [name_f]Rosalia[/name_f] much more than [name_f]Coralia[/name_f]/Koralia, but they’re both nice. I think the problem you’ll run into is pronunciation. Nobody ever seems to be able to figure out if it’s roh-ZAHL-yah or [name_f]Rosa[/name_f]-[name_f]Leah[/name_f] when they try and say her name. Which way were you hoping to say [name_f]Coralia[/name_f]?
@ashthedreamer- I was saying it [name_f]Cora[/name_f]-leah. I can see what you’re saying about the pronunciation. I actually really like [name_f]Rosalia[/name_f] too, but I thought it was too frilly, and I didn’t like it enough.
Definitely goes with your list, though it’s more flowery than some of yours. I prefer [name_f]Coralia[/name_f], since C spellings generally have a more classic look to them (in my opinion). I think it verges on too princess-mermaid-fantastical, though.
@llumeneres- I agree, it is a little frilly/princessy/mermaid-ish.
I really like it actually. I like the mermaid association.
I prefer [name_f]Coralia[/name_f] it looks better [name_f]IMO[/name_f] and I was pronouncing it as CORE-AY-lee-ah. Is that how you are prn it?
I prefer the simpler [name_f]Coralie[/name_f].
From your list, I like [name_f]Corinne[/name_f] the most.
I don’t like either, but if I had to choose, I would pick the C variant. The K variant, while it is Greek, reminds me of those crazy made-up K names floating around.
I am pronouncing it [name_m]Cor[/name_m]-[name_m]AH[/name_m]-lee-[name_m]AH[/name_m], which does make it quite the mouthful, [name_f]IMO[/name_f].
Generally I prefer “-lia” names over “-lie” ones. They just sound better to me. In this case given how you pronounce the name, I prefer [name_f]Coralie[/name_f] or [name_f]Corinne[/name_f]. Otherwise I love [name_f]Coralia[/name_f]/Koralia (prn. kor-RALL-ee-ah), the “-ral-” as in [name_u]Golden[/name_u] [name_f]Corral[/name_f]. XD [name_m]Don[/name_m]'t really care much for the [name_f]Cora[/name_f]-[name_f]Leah[/name_f] pronunciation. I think the C spelling “fits” your pronunciation better, but I don’t really have much of a preference (although the K seems more authentic).
I agree with PP. I like the french version [name_f]Coralie[/name_f] better than [name_f]Coralia[/name_f] - I think it’s the oddly repetitive a sound in the second that makes it a bit rhymey too me. KAWR-ə-[name_u]LEE[/name_u]-ə vs KAWR-ə-lee.
I also really like [name_f]Coraline[/name_f] (KAWR-ə-line) and [name_f]Corrina[/name_f] (kə-REEN-ə).
[name_m]Even[/name_m] though the K spelling should be more native to me (I’m first gen [name_m]German[/name_m]-American) I’ve always preferred it spelled with a C - maybe it’s because I dislike most K names but I just find [name_f]Cora[/name_f]- with a C much more appealing. K’s feel much harsher than C’s do.