As a given name, Cory is used by both males and females. It is a variation of the name
Cora, meaning "(the) Maiden", which is a title of the goddess
Persephone. The name also can have origins from the Gaelic word coire, which means "in a cauldron", or "in a hollow".
As a surname, it has a number of possible derivations, including an
Old Norse personal name Kori of uncertain meaning, which is found in Scandinavia and England.[1] As an Irish surname it comes from Ó Comhraidhe (descendant of Comhraidheh).[2]
Notable people or fictional characters named Cory include
Cory
Gender
Unisex
Language(s)
Greek, Nordic, Gaelic
Origin
Meaning
Maiden, In a caudron, In a Hollow, Descendant of Comhraidheh
^Hanks, Patrick; Flavia Hodges; A. D. Mills; Adrian Room (2002). The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 143.
^Hanks, Patrick; Flavia Hodges; A. D. Mills;
Adrian Room (2002). The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 143.
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As a given name, Cory is used by both males and females. It is a variation of the name
Cora, meaning "(the) Maiden", which is a title of the goddess
Persephone. The name also can have origins from the Gaelic word coire, which means "in a cauldron", or "in a hollow".
As a surname, it has a number of possible derivations, including an
Old Norse personal name Kori of uncertain meaning, which is found in Scandinavia and England.[1] As an Irish surname it comes from Ó Comhraidhe (descendant of Comhraidheh).[2]
Notable people or fictional characters named Cory include
Cory
Gender
Unisex
Language(s)
Greek, Nordic, Gaelic
Origin
Meaning
Maiden, In a caudron, In a Hollow, Descendant of Comhraidheh
^Hanks, Patrick; Flavia Hodges; A. D. Mills; Adrian Room (2002). The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 143.
^Hanks, Patrick; Flavia Hodges; A. D. Mills;
Adrian Room (2002). The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 143.
Name list
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name or the same
family name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.