Coral Name Meaning & Origin
Coral
Origin of the name Coral:
Derived from the vocabulary word coral which refers to the pinkish calcareous skeletons secreted by marine polyps which are used in jewelry making.
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
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I hated my name when I was young. Now I appreciate its uniqueness; it is definitely not a common name. I have only met one other person with it in my lifetime and I just turned 50. I really enjoy having an uncommon name, and I am often told it is pretty.
Carlo, Carol and Coral are anagrams of each other; they contain the same letters.
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Confusion with the name Carol!
- Nicknames for Coral
Cori, Cora, Cor, Co-Co, Coral reef
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Coral (born Coralie) Browne, Australian actress and wit, and last wife of Vincent Price.
- Coral in song, story & screen
Coral was the name of Nemo's mother in "Finding Nemo."