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[Opinions] Marina, Coral, Shelly or Sandy?
Which beachy girl name do you like best out of the four? Marina, Coral, Shelly or Sandy?

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Marina
I'd opt for Coral—I love the color.
Marina, definitely. I prefer Coralie to Coral, which would be confused with Carol on a daily basis. I prefer Shelley to Shelly: rather a lnfn than a shoes-on beach. Sandy is probably OK as a nn for Alexandra (today) or Sandra (many yesterdays away).
Coral is a name that I REALLY liked when I was 9, lol. No strong feelings about it now though.
Marina is fun and spunky, I much prefer it to Maria.
Shelly and Sandy are both kind of boring. They could make cute twin names, albeit a bit tacky.If I'm ranking them best to worst:
Marina > Coral > Sandy > Shelly
Coral and Sandy then Shelly and Marina which I'm not a fan of. Just recently learned of a relative with the middle name Dephine which means Dolphin. Not too sure I like that either but I need a good name meaning personally.
In order of preference 1 Marina - my first thought isn't of a boat dock but of a person. It makes me think of the elegant Princess Marina of Greece who married King George V's son the Duke of Kent. She cut quite a glamorous figure from the thirties until her death in 1968 (I'm a royal buff).2 Coral - it has a soft sound but again my first image is not of the colour or a coral reef but of a person. Actress Coral Browne was the wife of Vincent Price.3 Sandy - a friendly sounding name. I've known a couple of Sandras and a Sandy in my life so I have personal connection to this name.4 Shelly - usually spelled Shelley. I knew a very neurotic kid with this name so it doesn't have a good association for me.
Marina > Coral > Sandy > Shelly
Agreed
The first time I met a girl called Coral was when I was aged 9 in the brownies around 93/94 and I have liked it since then. Marina I also like though not enough to use. Shelly and Sandy I would assume were short for other names. Shelly as a nickname for Michelle and Sandy as a nickname for Sandra or Alexandra. I can accept both as nicknames but really dislike them as full names.
I love Coral. It's fun and zany. Shelley and Sandy are cute but still too dated to hold my interest very long. Marina is pretty in that bland inoffensive way that I find very off putting.
I don't really like any of these. There's nothing really wrong with Marina, but it isn't my style. I like the color coral, but I don't like it as a name (edit: I was thinking of Carol for some reason? I like Coral better, but it sounds a bit like quarrel). Shelly was the name of a pet turtle I had when I was younger, and it feels like it should be short for something. I only like Sandy as a nn for Sandra/Alexandra, but as a nn I have positive associations towards it.
So, probably
Alexandra (nn. Sandy) - 9/10
Marina - 7/10
Coral - 6/10
Shelly - 4/10
Sandy (as a full name) - 6/10

This message was edited 7/7/2024, 4:34 PM