Coraline

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proper noun

A female given name originating as a coinage.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name originating as a coinage.

    'The mice tell me that all is good,' he said. 'They say that you are our saviour, Caroline.' 'It's Coraline, Mister Bobo,' said Coraline. 'Not Caroline. Coraline.' ' Coraline,' said Mr Bobo, repeating her name to himself with wonderment and respect.

    2013, Neil Gaiman, Coraline, A&C Black, →ISBN, page 190

Origin

An elaborate form of Coralie, itself derived from coral. Name of a character in Adolphe Adam's opera Le toréador.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

carolineCorneliaColerainloniceraacroleinErcolani
Cite this entry
APA

Coraline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coraline

MLA

“Coraline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coraline. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Coraline,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coraline.

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