What Is "Coco" Short For? A Nickname Guide

Coco works as a standalone name (Chanel, Gauff, Jones) but traditionally abbreviates:

Feminine

• Corinne / Corinne
• Colette
• Concetta
• Cordelia
• Courtney
• Cosima
• Constance

Masculine

• Connor
• Cornelius
• Constantine

Pop Culture Boost

• Coco Chanel (Gabrielle) — made it chic.
• Coco Gauff (Cori) — tennis star.
• Coco (2017 Pixar) — Miguel’s great-grandmother Mamá Coco (Socorro).

Global Variants

French Coco (coconut), Spanish Coco (ghost/bogeyman), Japanese Koko (here/heart). Context decides.