What do you think of [name]Cordelia[/name] with the nicknames [name]Cora[/name] and [name]Delia[/name]?
Big brother is [name]Oliver[/name].
I think [name]Cordelia[/name] is lovely, kind o f quirky but charming. It’s been getting a lot of love around the forums lately
I apologize if there was a recent thread on it. I looked back a few pages and didn’t see one.
For middle names I’m thinking [name]Cordelia[/name] [name]June[/name] or [name]Cordelia[/name] [name]Josephine[/name].
It’s one of my favourite names ever! Gorgeous, elegant, a girl who can hold her own and more. The [name]Shakespeare[/name] connection is a bonus for me (I first heard it in [name]Anne[/name] of [name]Green[/name] Gables- one of my favourite series since forever- and loved it for the sound, long before I had read any [name]Shakespeare[/name]). ladyliterature, great username by the way!
[name]Cordelia[/name] is absolutely beautiful - it is such a regal and yet flexible name; I can imagine a woman in all kinds of professions with the name [name]Cordelia[/name] (which is only a good thing), and the [name]Shakespeare[/name] reference further endears it to me. Good luck - it’s beautiful!
I think it works very well with [name]Oliver[/name].
Personally, I have a hard time getting past the “cord” part of the name, but [name]Cora[/name] and [name]Delia[/name] are both very lovely.
I love [name]Cordelia[/name]!
It’s origins are uncertain, however. Here are the three most popular theories:
The most popular belief that it is from the Greek [name]Kore[/name] (daughter) and -alia (sea), translating to daughter of the sea.
Another common theory is that it comes from the Latin -cordis, which means ‘heart’, combined the feminine ending -elia.
[name]Cordelia[/name] could also be an Anglicized version of the Celtic Cordeilla, which is a name of unknown meaning that was one of the daughters of [name]King[/name] Lear in [name]Shakespeare[/name].
Whatever meaning you choose, the name has solid credentials, along with the nicknames [name]Cora[/name], [name]Delia[/name], [name]Lia[/name], [name]Dell[/name], [name]Cori[/name] and [name]Cia[/name] ([name]Kia[/name]).
Exactly this. 
I just love [name]Cordelia[/name]! It’s elegant, graceful, and just all-around very pretty. It also sounds amazing with [name]Oliver[/name]!
I certainly can understand the feeling, but like a pp tend to find the cord part unpleasant. It’s not something I can explain well. The name has great history, and [name]Cora[/name] and [name]Delia[/name] (and others) are great nicknames for it. So I think it’s a pretty great name on so many fronts, the sound just does not appeal to my ear very much, but it obviously does to many : D.
Oh and I agree I like [name]Oliver[/name] and [name]Cordelia[/name] together!
I’d love to meet a sibset of [name]Oliver[/name] and [name]Cordelia[/name]; I’d find that extremely charming.
[name]Love[/name] [name]Cordelia[/name]! I also love that it has literary cred, although I have no desire to read the [name]Anne[/name] of [name]Green[/name] Gables series (I hear it’s a literary gem; it just holds no appeal to me!), and I hear the Shakespearean [name]Cordelia[/name] is quite tragic. Still a beautiful name, though, and I adore [name]Cora[/name] as a nn. [name]Oliver[/name] and [name]Cordelia[/name] are lovely together. 
While I adore [name]Josephine[/name], I’m really loving the idea of [name]Cordelia[/name] [name]June[/name] as a combo. [name]Cordelia[/name] [name]Josephine[/name] just seems too long.
Exaclty this!