Corey - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Corey \c(o)-

, also used as girl's name Corey, is pronounced KOR-ee. It is of English, Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "hill hollow". Place name and surname, which is a derivative of Kori (Old Norse). Also diminutive for Cor- names. Common as a Black name. See also Kory.

Corey has 9 variant forms: Corie, Corley, Correy, Corrick, Corrie, Corry, Cory, Currie and Curry.

Baby names that sound like Corey are Carey, Cowrey, Courey and Korey.

Corey is a very common first name for men (#182 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#2201 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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