Coir dragging down boats and buoys. The name coir comes from "kayar", the Malayalam word for cord. Ropes and cordage have been made from coconut fibre since ancient times. Indian navigators who sailed the seas to Malaya, Java, China, and the Gulf of Arabia centuries ago used coir for their ship ropes. Arab writers of the 11th century AD referred to the extensive use of coir for ship ropes and rigging. A coir industry in the UK was recorded before the second half of the 19th century. During 1840, Captain Widely, in co-operation with Captain Logan and Mr. Thomas Treloar, founded
Julie (given name) may be given to males as well, though mostly as a second or third given name. In 2006, 204 Frenchmen had "Julie" among their given names. The first appearance of "Julie" in a popular non-French literary work occurred with Swedish playwright August Strindberg's tragedy "Miss Julie" in 1888. As it became one of the most widely performed plays in the English-speaking world, the choice of "Julie" as a name expanded along with it. Mononyms: Given name: Julie (given name) Julie is a popular Latin first name which originally comes from the Latin "Julia" which could mean youthful, soft-haired, beautiful or