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Help[Opinions] Coco
It's sort of a GP of mine. Recently I watched a TV programme on the life of Coco Chanel and she struck me as a good namesake, in her own way she was an empowered woman. Don't worry, I'd never use it as a full name, that would be silly, just as a nickname!
WDYTO Coco as a nickname? What full names would work with it? (Chanel's real name was Gabrielle, so no direct sound connection here).
WDYTO Coco as a nickname? What full names would work with it? (Chanel's real name was Gabrielle, so no direct sound connection here).
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I think its fine as a nickname for Courtney or something but not as a full name. Its not something I'd use (maybe for a dog or cat perhaps)
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I actually kind of like it! I think it's better as a nn or a mn though.
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I love it, but only on a fictional character. On a real person as a full name, no way.
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Okay for a nn, not for a given name.
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I'm not a huge fan of it, but it's not bad [of course, it might just be that I don't like many nicknames in general].
I know a girl who goes by Koco. Her real name is Consuelo.
I know a girl who goes by Koco. Her real name is Consuelo.
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I've always thought Coco was a spunky nn too. I really like it a lot.
I've never been bound to the theory that nns have to emerge unscathed from the formal name either. But for what it's worth, these seem the most obvious origins:
Colette / Nicolette / Nicole, Cosima, Octavia, Consuelo, Monique, Cornelia, Cordelia, Cora, Coral, Coralie, Victoria, Callisto, Leocadia, Jocasta, Consolata, Carole, Scholastica, Colleen, Margot, Clotilda / Clothilde, Rocio (yes, I know there's no "k" sound in it -- it's more a visual thing), Colombe / Colombina / Columbine, Veronica / Veronique, Coppelia, Evdokia ("ev-duh-KEE-uh"), Constantina, Kerry, Cathleen.
There's an Irish girl's name Sorcha, but I'm not sure how to pronounce it. I think it's "SOR-kuh" and if so, Coco would make a cute nn for it. But don't quote me on the pronunciation.
There were other names like clio and Clover that I thought of. But if you're unconventional enough to name a dd Clio or Clover you'd pretty much use those as the everyday name, wouldn't you? I just don't see anyone coming up with a nn for those. And Chloe is obvious, but why alter it? It has such a spunk to it already.
Happy Coco hunting!
I've never been bound to the theory that nns have to emerge unscathed from the formal name either. But for what it's worth, these seem the most obvious origins:
Colette / Nicolette / Nicole, Cosima, Octavia, Consuelo, Monique, Cornelia, Cordelia, Cora, Coral, Coralie, Victoria, Callisto, Leocadia, Jocasta, Consolata, Carole, Scholastica, Colleen, Margot, Clotilda / Clothilde, Rocio (yes, I know there's no "k" sound in it -- it's more a visual thing), Colombe / Colombina / Columbine, Veronica / Veronique, Coppelia, Evdokia ("ev-duh-KEE-uh"), Constantina, Kerry, Cathleen.
There's an Irish girl's name Sorcha, but I'm not sure how to pronounce it. I think it's "SOR-kuh" and if so, Coco would make a cute nn for it. But don't quote me on the pronunciation.
There were other names like clio and Clover that I thought of. But if you're unconventional enough to name a dd Clio or Clover you'd pretty much use those as the everyday name, wouldn't you? I just don't see anyone coming up with a nn for those. And Chloe is obvious, but why alter it? It has such a spunk to it already.
Happy Coco hunting!
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I can get Junebug, Halfpint and Dixiedoodle as a nn from Evdokia. So Coco isn't very hard for me. :-)
What I was really zeroing in on were the "o" and "k" sounds. And yes, the "o" is really more of an "uh" sound. Sometimes the visual helps my mind to *hear / see* sounds. It's weird. But that's my brain.
What I was really zeroing in on were the "o" and "k" sounds. And yes, the "o" is really more of an "uh" sound. Sometimes the visual helps my mind to *hear / see* sounds. It's weird. But that's my brain.
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I didn't mean to insult you
I was just curious.
I was just curious.
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Oh, no. I didn't take it that way at all
Actually, I was more in fear of learning my pronunciation of Evdokia was incorrect. :-B
Actually, I was more in fear of learning my pronunciation of Evdokia was incorrect. :-B
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ok is more like ev-TH0-kia (th- like th- in that). In Greek anyway
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I just love Coco as a full name actually, but I'd never use it I don't think.
My next door neighbour is called Coco and her sister is called Skye. It's cute & funky but I wouldn't age well imo.
My next door neighbour is called Coco and her sister is called Skye. It's cute & funky but I wouldn't age well imo.
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