Coral
See also: coral
English edit
Etymology edit
From coral.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Coral
- A census-designated place in McHenry County, Illinois, United States.
- A female given name from English.
- 1990, Ed McBain, Vespers, Mandarin, published 1991, →ISBN, page 78:
- "Where are you from originally, Coral?" / "Indiana." / "Lots of Corals out there, I bet." / She hesitated, seemed about to flare, and then smiled instead, showing a little gap between two front teeth. "Well, it was Cora Lucille, I guess, " she said, still smiling, looking very much like a Cora Lucille in that moment.
Usage notes edit
- Used since the end of the 19th century, mostly in the UK.