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I once did work experience at a veterinary clinic, and had to sort out folders containing the records of all the animals that had ever been treated there. Literally every second animal was named either Bella or Coco, with Coco being slightly more common. Coco is name for spoiled little chihuahuas to me, and apparently lots of other people agree.

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As an actual first name for a human, Coco is much, MUCH too cutesy to be taken seriously. Maybe it's fine if your daughter becomes an actress or fashion designer (it can be a quirky name to set them apart?), but can you imagine a lawyer or politician or scientist named Coco? It irks me to no end that parents are always giving boys 'strong' and 'traditional' names, while girls get the cutesy, tryndee and kry8tiv names (well, mostly anyway). It's the 21st century- your daughter is just as likely to decide to be a lawyer as your son! I'm not trying to say that only a certain few names should be used, but please, we should be trying to get rid of this double standard.

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As a nickname, Coco is probably fine up until the age of 4 or 5. Used on someone older than about 10, it sounds like a schoolyard insult instead. Colette and Cordelia are such lovely, elegant names- why would you ruin them by calling your daughter Coco?

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This message was edited 6/14/2013, 9:13 PM

Makes me think of a monkey or of Cocoa Pops cereal.

It's okay. Kind cutesy and childish, but that's okay if it's on someone who is cute and a child. :)
Yes, it definitely works for names that start with Co.

Cute nn for names starting/containing the syllable "co", and of course, for Gabrielle :)

It reminds me of the famous Coco the Clown, and I think it trivialises whatever baby girl it's given to, as a full name. It's babyish and meaningless.
As a nn it's fine - Colette, Cordelia, Corinna ...

I think that as a full name it's tacky and babyish, more suited to a dog than a human. Even as a nickname I don't think it has a very long shelf life. I have a little cousin called Cortney who was called Coco by her parents, but she had grown out of that before she even went to kindergarten.

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There is a baseball player named Cornelius Crisp who is known as Coco Crisp. For anybody not familiar, Cocoa Crisp is a gross chocolate-flavored cereal.

Coco is a chocolate drink.

It's kind of cute, but a little ridiculous at the same time. I think you need to have the right personality to be able to pull it off. I'd use it as a nn for a "Co" name if I thought my child suited it.

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It makes me think of Courteney Cox and David Arquette's daughter. I love the name Coco Arquette (it works because she's kind of a celebrity in her own right lol).

I actually like it. I suspect it wouldn't age wonderfully, but if I sort of have a soft spot for it. I definitely think it would work well as a nickname for Colette and Cordelia. I think that Cordelia nicknamed Coco is fantastic.

I think it's very Courtney Cox. It also reminds me of the gorilla, even though I think that spelling was Koko.

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As a nickname, it's okay. Maybe not something I would use, but it's all right.

It was my dog's name so I see it as a dog's name first and foremost.

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I think it is a silly full name for a human. I know a little girl called Coco and I think it is ridiculous and every time I hear her name, I feel a little sorry for her.

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I think it is cute as an occasional family nickname (not one to be adopted by other people though). Cordelia nn Coco is quite sweet.

cocoa

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"COCO" is a dog name. Or if you spell it Koko, maybe a gorilla name.
Otherwise, it's wannabe Coco Chanel ... seems not too different in quality from Chanel as a name.
Sure you could use it as a nickname, for anyone who'd permit you to call them that.