I recall growing up and hearing occasional "dumb
Dora" jokes on TV so I also had an impression of a really dumb woman named
Dora. I just didn't find it attractive at all. Now that I've recently adopted a Chihuahua and named her
Teodora ("
Dora"), I find it totally adorable (no pun intended!). I definitely think it's ready for a comeback although like
Nora, it's strictly a nn to me.
If I had to rank them, I'd go with
Cora first and
Dora second with
Nora a very close third.
Re:
Norah, that h on the end has always looked very strange to me and it's not needed, imo.
ETA that our little
Dora is frequently serenaded with "
Dora the Explorer," mainly because it's so much fun to sing, lol. It just feels intuitive and I suppose that a child
Dora could object to the association. Then again, she might love it.
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." --
Martin Luther King, Jr.
This message was edited 3/16/2017, 7:04 AM