French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
feminine name meaning "
coral
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", derived from the
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
word ''coralium''.Also spelt ''corallum'', ''corallium'' or ''curalium'',
cf.
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br>Whitaker's Words /ref> It was the eighth most popular name for baby girls in
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
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Notable people with the name Coralie include:
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Coralie Balmy
Coralie Balmy (born 8 June 1987) is a French freestyle swimmer. Balmy was born in La Trinité, Martinique. She won her first senior title at the 2008 European Aquatics Championships in Eindhoven in the 4 × 200 m relay freestyle. At the same ...
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Coralie Clément
Coralie Clément (born Coralie Biolay; 1 September 1978 in Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône) is a French singer.
Biography
Clément was born into a family of musicians, her father a clarinetist, and studied the violin from the age of six but la ...
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Coralie Dubost
Coralie Dubost (born 4 March 1983) is a French jurist and politician serving as the member of National Assembly for the 3rd constituency of Hérault between 2017 and 2022. She is a member of La République En Marche! (LREM). Accused of misma ...
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Coralie Simmons
Coralie Denise Simmons (born March 1, 1977) is an American water polo player, who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In 2001, she won the Peter J. Cutino Award, presented annually to the top American collegiate water polo player. ...
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Coralie Frasse Sombet
Coralie Frasse Sombet (born 8 April 1991 in Saint-Martin-d'Hères
Saint-Martin-d'Hères (; frp, Sant-Martin-d’Èra) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration),
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Coralie Trinh Thi
Coralie Trinh Thi (born 11 April 1976) is a former pornographic actress, also known for writing and directing with Virginie Despentes the film ''Baise-moi'' (2000). During her career as a porn performer, she was generally just credited as Coral ...
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Coralie Winn
Coralie Diane Winn is an urban arts director based in Christchurch, New Zealand. Following the 2010 Canterbury earthquake she co-founded Gapfiller, a community organisation to create arts spaces and activities in the city.
Biography
Winn is or ...
, urban arts director
Other uses
* Coralie, the French-built second stage of
ELDO
Eldo is a given name is a variation of Eldho and may refer to the following people
People
*Eldo Abraham, Indian politician
* Eldo T. Ridgway (1880–1955), American physician and politician
Fictional characters
*''Eldo Davip'',a fictional soldie ...
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Europa rocket
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Coralie, Queensland
Coralie is a rural locality in the Shire of Croydon, Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
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, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
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, a locality in the Shire of Croydon, Australia
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CORALIE spectrograph
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