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♀ Cory (girl)
What does Cory mean?
Cory ▼ as a name for girls (also used more widely as boys' name Cory) is of Greek, English and Old Norse origin, and the meaning of Cory is "maiden". Cory is an alternate spelling of Cora (Greek): probably a variation of Kore. Cory is also a derivative of Coralie (English). Cory is also used as a variation of Corey (Old Norse). See also Kori
STARTS WITH Cor-
Variations
VARIANTS Kory, Korry, Korrie, Korri, Korrey, Korie, Kori▲, Korey, Koree, Kora▲, Corry, Corrie▼, Corri, Correy, Corie, Cori, Coree
OTHER FORMS VIA CORA, CORALIE, COREY Coralyn, Corena, Corene, Corine▼, Corisa, Corita, Corynna, Corynne, Coryssa, Kore, Koryne
MASCULINE FORM Kory
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Cory Brynley (C.B.), ..
How popular is Cory?
Cory is a very popular first name for women (#1529 out of 4276, Top 36%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#5584 out of 150436, Top 4%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Cory entered the list in 1950-1959 and reached its peak rank of #763 in the U.S. during the years 1970-1979, but is not ranked currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Cora (#73 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Coralie (#1876), Corena, Corene, Corey, Cori (#1652), Corie, Corine, Corrie, Kora (#522), Kori (#734) and Korie are the prominent alternative forms of Cory ranked in the Top 2000. Adoption of these forms of Cory was well-received during 1880-1889 (MEDIAN #1580) and is now significantly reduced (#1604, ▼70%). Cora has been the most popular choice, though Kori has grown popular as well over time, while forms such as Cory are no longer trendy.
Similar Names
Cory▼ is alike in pronunciation to Caera, Cara▼, Carah, Caree, Carey▼, Cari▼, Carie▼, Caro, Carrey, Carri, Carry, Cary▼, Charo, Kara▼, Kari▼, Karry, Kary, Kera, Keri▼, Kerry▼, Kira, Kiri, Kirya and Kyra▼. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Cady, Carmy, Caryl▼, Caryn▼, Carys▼, Casy, Caty, Cay, Cera, Ceri, Cerys, Chery, Cira, Ciri, Clora, Coady, Coco, Codey, Codi, Cody▼, Coe, Coel, Cole, Coley, Colly, Conny, Cor, Coral, Cordey, Cordy, Corin, Corly, Corryn, Corva, Coryn, Coryna, Cy, Cyra, Dorry, Dory, Flory, Glory, Ivory▲, Jorry, Lorry, Lory, Mary▼, Norry, Rory▲, Torry and Tory. These names tend to be less frequently used than Cory.
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