I like
Dora a lot - it's one of the few diminutives that stands up by itself imo, is fresher than
Dorothy and not so consciously trendy as
Theodora.
I can't bear
Cora, it's pronounced exactly the same as 'corer' here and I can't separate the two in my mind.
Nora/h to me is a terribly ugly and old-fashioned name, of the same vintage of
Ethel,
Edna,
Beryl etc and I'm amazed it's having such a comeback. Not my cup of tea at all
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