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Coral

83 replies

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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wandawaves · 26/06/2024 06:35

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

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 Grin 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.

FayCarew · 26/06/2024 10:31

They're not famous then are they.

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 😅😂

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.

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.

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.

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.

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