Coraline
Coraline is a girl name of Latin origin, meaning Coral; the heart.
What Coraline means
Coral; the heart.
Coraline sits at 8 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room. Its 4 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.
Where Coraline comes from
Latin names travelled through the Roman world and then through the Church, which is why so many survive across Europe in local variants. A great many were originally descriptive — of virtue, of appearance, or of birth order.
Coraline is recorded as Latin in origin. Browse other Latin names.
How popular is Coraline?
Coraline does not currently chart in the top 100 girl names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
The character of Coraline
Two ideas meet in Coraline: Ocean and Gem. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Coraline
These share Coraline's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Coral — From the sea; a pink-red gem.
- Pearl — A precious pearl.
- Marjani — Coral.
- Ruby — The deep-red gemstone.
- Maren — Of the sea.
- Nerissa — From the sea.
- Rosemary — Dew of the sea; the herb of remembrance.
- Adrian — Of the dark sea.
- Marius — Of the sea; manly.
- Capri — Of the isle; free-spirited.
- Cordelia — Heart; daughter of the sea.
- Cordella — Heart; daughter of the sea.
More Latin names
- Coral — From the sea; a pink-red gem.
- Cornelius — Horn; strong-willed.
- Constance — Steadfast and constant.
- Crispin — Curly-haired.
- Clementine — Mild and merciful.
- Dexter — Skilful; right-handed.
- Clement — Merciful and mild.
- Diana — Divine; goddess of the moon and hunt.
- Claudia — An old Roman family name.
- Domenica — Of the Lord; born on Sunday.