Coralee as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Coralee

What is the meaning of the name Coralee ?

The baby name Coralee is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced KOR-uh-lee (IPA: /ˈkɔːrəli/).

Coralee is English in Origin.

Coralee is an English feminine given name that blends Cora with the productive -lee ending and also serves as an Americanized variant of French Coralie. Through Coralie it connects to Latin corallium and Greek korallion, meaning “coral,” while Cora itself relates to Greek Kore, “maiden.” As such, Coralee carries both a sea-born, jewel-like image and a classical, youthful undertone.

Documented in the United States from the late nineteenth century, the name saw modest, steady use across the twentieth century without becoming widespread, and has benefited from twenty-first-century interest in vintage and nature-forward choices. Close variants and relatives include Coralie (the French standard), Coralia (used in Romance languages), Coral, and Coraline; occasional spellings such as Coraleigh and the two-word Cora Lee also appear. The meaning is commonly interpreted as “coral,” echoed in Victorian associations of coral as a protective charm for infants.