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Help[Opinions] Re: Coco
in reply to a message by Murasaki
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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