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