Coral

[SummerRose999]

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?

Well in that case we can do away with flower names can’t we? Goodbye Rose, Poppy, Lily. And Grace isn’t a name - it’s an adjective for smoothness of movement. You’re being v silly.

Coralie is a traditional French name, there’s also Coraline?

I really like Coral. Pretty, unusual but not unheard of. Ticks all the boxes 😃
I also like Coralie. Also Pearl for the underwater theme 🤗

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.

Agree. Love the Downton vibes!

No, Coral is not the best colour name.
I think it is too dated.

Other ideas ..
Grace
Alice
Scarlet
Sophie
Amber
Clare
Chloe
Alison
Abbie
Amy
Trinity
Eloise

not even going to start on the name Pearl 😂

My neighbour (elderly lady) is called Coral, so it most definitely is a name!

OP, it's pretty. You should use it if you love it. But I like a previous suggestion of biblical names. Rebekah is a fabulous name.

Also Tabitha and Tamar.

I know of an adult Coral. I’ve never given her name much thought other than noting that it’s unusual. I don’t particularly like it but don’t think it’s dreadful either.

I personally much prefer Grace even though it’s quite popular.

Coralline is cute. Coral is a betting shop, so no, it is more of a jewel name like pearl, which I don’t like either.

I looked after an old lady called Coral .She was a triplet and her sisters were called Pearl and Ruby !

I love it and wanted to name my dd this. But the betting shop and bathroom shop put me off.

I like Coral, but prefer Cora, or Coraline.

Grace is ok too, but I think a bit boring like you say

It's fine, but it doesn't really grab me.

Coralie or Coraline are much prettier imo, do you like either of them?

Sorry @SummerRose999 I would say no. Isn't 'Coral' the name of Nemo's mum in Finding Nemo? 😬 She wasn't in it for long, but that was her name!

I don't like Coraline either. Bit too 'dark fantasy,' and very Tim Burton! (Although Tim Burton didn't actually make the film 'Coraline.')

I was thinking of the film too. Not nice to be named Coralline.
Caroline?! Coming full circle back to Coral v Carol.

@malachitegreen "not even going to start on the name Pearl "

What am I missing?

Coral isn't a pretty name IMO. It's the name of a chain of bookmakers.
Pearl sounds like Peril in some accents.

Not keen. I think of an 80s tart, frankly.
Or conversely an older lady with a blue rinse but a curtain twitcher.

Coral is where you go to place bets.......

You could say that about all the baby names used for the past 15 years.

Hardly. About half the names are boy's names. Using words like tart is sexist.

Cora is much nicer