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Coral

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SummerRose999 · 24/06/2024 22:34

What are your thoughts on the name Coral?

Would it be too old fashioned? Too "under the sea"?

My son's have top 10 biblical names so this would be a bit out there and not really fit with their names?

The other name I've been thinking about is Grace. But is Grace too boring? Had it's day?

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OldScribbler · 03/07/2024 15:08

TeamPolin · 30/06/2024 21:00

@Duh Coral is a name. My grandma's best friend was Coral. And I've taught one in the past.

For me Coral is in the same category as Pearl, Emerald etc. Very old-lady ish. Not my cup of tea but neither is it ludicrous.... A previous poster does make a good point about the betting shops tho.

I canonly say one of the sexiest but also successful women I ever knew was called Coral and she didn't in the least resemble my Gran.

OgilvieGordonFan · 03/07/2024 11:32

malachitegreen · 25/06/2024 07:07

depends if you actually like coral or not - you are naming your child after a colony of invertebrates. Ok if you like invertebrates

Dr Maria Ogilvie-Gordon was one of the first women to gain a PhD in geology, in 1900. She studied, amongst other geological stuff, fossilized coral She named her daughter Coral.

I think that was incredibly cool - imagine being named after your mother's scientific research!

Alas, no opportunities for cool child naming in my research area.

TeamPolin · 30/06/2024 21:00

@Duh Coral is a name. My grandma's best friend was Coral. And I've taught one in the past.

For me Coral is in the same category as Pearl, Emerald etc. Very old-lady ish. Not my cup of tea but neither is it ludicrous.... A previous poster does make a good point about the betting shops tho.

redcircle · 30/06/2024 12:21

I know one who is older primary school age. She’s lovely and it suits her. I haven’t heard of anyone making any negative comments.

Starjumpfifty · 30/06/2024 00:55

AllTipAndNoIceberg · 25/06/2024 08:03

Surprised by some responses here; of course Coral is a name. It’s been in use since Victorian times, like Pearl and Ruby and Beryl and so on.

I love Coral and think it’s underappreciated. Honestly, I wouldn’t expect many people to assume it was meant to be Carol/e, which is a perfectly OK name but deeply out of favour as a baby name for the present generation. Coral is so pretty in itself and makes me think of gorgeous undersea photographs.

As for the bookies thing, again that seems like a reach. Nobody is going to meet a girl or woman with a nature/gem name and find themselves unable to override the fleeting association with high street shop signage.

My sister's called Coral. There hasn't ever been a time that my brother and I have walked past a Coral betting shop without making a joke 😅😂

FayCarew · 26/06/2024 10:31

They're not famous then are they.

SilverSimca · 26/06/2024 10:13

FayCarew · 25/06/2024 15:22

Like who, @SilverSimca ?

Well, we probably haven't heard of any of them but my point was more "it is a name, plenty of people are called it" and otherwise it is kind of anecdotal "Coral down the road".
There is a whole list on Wikipedia, actresses, writers, a rally car driver, a
tennis player.

wandawaves · 26/06/2024 06:35

I like Coral! I have known a few of them (all elderly).

SacreBleugh · 26/06/2024 06:25

Duh · 25/06/2024 06:58

Coral isn’t a name but Cora is beautiful.

Yes it is. Apparently in use since the 1800s.

lifesrichpageant · 26/06/2024 06:20

I work with a Coral in her 50's. She is brilliant. The name is unusual but also easy to spell and pronounce. I adore her so am biased towards this name!

FangsForTheMemory · 26/06/2024 04:07

Not keen on Coral as it was the name of the mother of a girl I didn’t like at primary school. How about Marina?

Nicebloomers · 25/06/2024 18:50

Coral is lovely.

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Onelittlebluefish · 25/06/2024 18:27

Coralie (suggested by previous posters) is lovely!

Grazyna80 · 25/06/2024 18:20

Coral is a very beautiful name, I love it.

Onelittlebluefish · 25/06/2024 18:18

Unfortunately I know of one Coral - her children get in to fights and her boyfriend’s in prison. If I didn’t know her, I still wouldn’t choose it as it’s the name of a large betting shop chain in the UK. How about Cora?

Grace is a beautiful name! Whether there’s 1 in a school, or 2, or 3 - it’s a classic name and loved for a reason.

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SummerRose999 · 25/06/2024 18:05

@stressedespresso I wouldn't use both Coral and Arielle. I like Arielle, as it's a more feminine version of Ariel which is biblical and all my boys have biblical names. So no not going for a little mermaid theme. I'm just trying to find a name I love, which is proving impossible

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Heavenlyhoumous · 25/06/2024 18:01

I like it, the under the sea link wouldn't put me off and find it less old fashioned than Cora. Marina? I like Grace but would choose Coral or Coralie.

stressedespresso · 25/06/2024 17:52

‘like Ariel but would likely spell Arielle, but maybe bit trendy.’

Are you going for a Little Mermaid theme OP? Ariel & Coral are taking it a bit far, you’re naming a real life human being, not a Disney princess 😵‍💫

Simonjt · 25/06/2024 17:51

Duh · 25/06/2024 06:58

Coral isn’t a name but Cora is beautiful.

Its a hebrew name.

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SummerRose999 · 25/06/2024 17:49

@Meadowwild
Maryam/Miriam - known a lot of older people name Miriam so not great association.
Elizabeth - Too Many shortenings prefer shorter names. Eliza has been used. Like Elsa but still too Frozen I think.
Esther - dislike
Susannah - too long will be shortened
Rebecca - grew up with too many with this name
Ruth (I love this, even though it's not hugely popular) - again was a friend who died
Hannah - lovely but feels dated to me (loads in my year at school)
Jemima - love bit would be shortened
Leah/Lia - Lia is nice but means weary or bitter which is not good.
Martha - Martha monkey?
Rachel - grew up with this not great
Sarah - same
Judith - associate with old lady
Tabitha (love this) - again grew up with some really horrible ones.

So not ideal. I like Eden. I like Hannah just not sure Id use. Like Lia (this spelling but meaning put me off), like Shiloh although it's unisex, like Ariel but would likely spell Arielle, but maybe bit trendy.

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painkiller86 · 25/06/2024 17:47

What about Cora ?

FayCarew · 25/06/2024 16:59

Boys' names aren't old lady, so 'all names' isn't true.

CatMumSlave · 25/06/2024 16:56

I wasn't referring to the tart bit but "older lady with a blue rinse but a curtain twitcher."

CatMumSlave · 25/06/2024 16:54

@FayCarew I still don't understand your point.

FayCarew · 25/06/2024 16:04

CatMumSlave · Today 14:52
TaraTories · Today 14:37
Not keen. I think of an 80s tart, frankly.
Or conversely an older lady with a blue rinse but a curtain twitcher.
You could say that about all the baby names used for the past 15 years.
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FayCarew · Today 15:13
CatMumSlave · Today 14:52
You could say that about all the baby names used for the past 15 years.
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Hardly. About half the names are boy's names. Using words like tart is sexist.

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'all the baby names used in the past 15 years' includes girl's names and boys' names.

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