I find myself almost cringing when I tell people that’s my top name because I think they assume I made it up. To be fair, I also didn’t know it was a name until we started our name search for baby #3. I am absolutely in love with it, and have yet to find a name that even comes close to how I feel about it (I’m still casually shopping around for names). Hubby has “given in”… I hate using that term. I’m hoping that’s the first step of him falling in love. I think he’s sick of going back and forth with names, and I have truly tried to keep an open mind. His fav was [name_f]Mabel[/name_f], and it’s an ok name for me but not “the one”. It’s a top contender for a middle name. I’m probably “giving in” with that because my fav name for a middle right now is [name_f]Noelle[/name_f]. I like the sound of [name_f]Coralie[/name_f] [name_f]Noelle[/name_f], and as an added bonus I think it honors hubby’s belated grandfather whose middle name was [name_m]Leon[/name_m] (Is that a bit of a stretch?).
At my doctor’s appnt today, my nurse asked if we had decided on a name and I told her we’re thinking it’s going to be [name_f]Coralie[/name_f]. She must’ve assumed the “lee” was a middle name or didn’t hear it because she just went on about how lovely “[name_f]Cora[/name_f]” is. I didn’t correct her because I know she will most likely go by [name_f]Cora[/name_f], which is fine with me. However, I think I will enjoy calling her by her full name.
Am I over-thinking this? Thoughts on [name_f]Coralie[/name_f] [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] vs [name_f]Coralie[/name_f] [name_f]Noelle[/name_f]? (DD’s names are Emorie [name_f]Leanna[/name_f] and [name_f]Ada[/name_f] [name_u]Lane[/name_u])
I like [name_f]Coralie[/name_f], admittedly I perfer [name_f]Coraline[/name_f] but both are lovely. I prefer [name_f]Caralie[/name_f] [name_f]Noelle[/name_f] with Emorie [name_f]Leanna[/name_f] and [name_f]Ada[/name_f] [name_u]Lane[/name_u]. 
I think you’ve already encountered the most likely issues, which is if people hear it incorrectly or assume the “lee” is a separate name. That could be a problem if [name_f]Cora[/name_f] really bothered you, but otherwise it’s not worth worrying about. In school and other situations it will be spelled out, and it’s hard to choose a distinctive name that doesn’t sound made-up to people who haven’t met one before. If it’s not clear, I like [name_f]Coralie[/name_f] (and [name_f]Cora[/name_f]) and think it’s a great choice with [name_f]Noelle[/name_f]. But it’s always hard to tell whether that cringe feeling is just nerves about how people will react to something you love, or a deeper instinct about it not feeling quite right.
I like [name_f]Coralie[/name_f]! Go for it
I love [name_f]Coralie[/name_f]! I like [name_f]Noelle[/name_f] more, but [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] goes better with [name_f]Leanna[/name_f] and [name_u]Lane[/name_u]
I like [name_f]Coralie[/name_f]! I prefer [name_f]Coraline[/name_f] (I just don’t like -lee endings, just a personal preference), but it isn’t a made up name, it’s lovely, and you like it! [name_m]Just[/name_m] use it! Anyone who thinks it’s a made-up name will learn better. It’s pretty hard to avoid that issue in any case - my sister’s name is [name_u]Clare[/name_u], as classic as you can get, and we had one friend in middle school who absolutely INSISTED that it must have been short for [name_f]Clarissa[/name_f] because [name_u]Clare[/name_u] isn’t a real name. Go figure!
[name_f]Coralie[/name_f] [name_f]Noelle[/name_f] is my preferred option but I do like the name Emorie as well. Go with what YOU love. You won’t have to explain your choice to everyone if you don’t want to and its your child, so who cares what strangers think about it!
Thanks for the advice! I like [name_f]Coraline[/name_f] also, but I think [name_f]Coralie[/name_f] sounds better with our last name.
[name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_f]Coralie[/name_f]! Go for it!
I think [name_f]Coralie[/name_f] is sweet. I’m in love with [name_f]Mabel[/name_f], but not sure If it’s the absolute best choice with [name_f]Coralie[/name_f], although still cute! But if your DH is compromising on the first name, it might be nice to do the same for him for the middle.