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Korey (girl)

What does Korey mean?

Korey Pronunciation of Korey as a name for girls (also used more commonly as boys' name Korey) has its roots in Greek and Old Norse, and the meaning of Korey is "maiden". Korey is an alternate form of Cora (Greek): probably a variant spelling of Kore. Korey is also a variant of Corey (Old Norse). Korey is also used as a form of Kora (Greek), and a form of Kori (Greek).

STARTS/ENDS WITH Ko-, -ey

ASSOCIATED WITH greek, norse

Variations

VARIANTS Kory, Korry, Korrie, Korri, Korrey, Korie, Koree, Cory, Corry, Corrie, Corri, Correy, Corie, Cori, Coree

RELATIONS VIA CORA, COREY, KORA, KORI Corena, Corene, Koral, Kore, Koreen, Korella, Koren, Korena, Korenda, Koressa, Koretta, Korette, Korina, Koryne

CREATIVE FORMS
(female) Karey, ..

(male) Kode, ..


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Korey Tessa (K.T.), ..

How popular is Korey?

Korey is an uncommon first name for females but a very popular surname for all people (#52403 out of 150436, Top 35%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Which version is better?

Prominent variation forms of Korey (OUTSIDE TOP 2000) ranked in the Top 2000 are Cora (#73 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Corena, Corene, Corey, Cori (#1652), Corie, Corrie, Cory, Kora (#522), Koren, Kori (#734), Korie and Korina. Other forms, like Korella, are uncommon. These relations of Korey reached the peak of their popularity 138 years ago (ADOPTION OF 0.92%) and are now significantly less popular (ADOPTION 0.28%, 70%), with versions like Corrie becoming less in vogue. Kora and Kori are two of the more chic birth names here. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Cora, Corena, Corene, Corey, Cori in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Corie, Corrie, Cory, Kora, Koren in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Kori, Korie, Korina in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Cora outside U.S.

Similar Names

Korey is alike in pronunciation to Caree, Carey, Carrey, Carry, Kara, Karee, Kari, Karie, Karra, Karri, Karry, Kary, Kera, Keree, Keri, Kerra, Kerri, Kerry, Kiria, Kirya, Kyra, Kyrah, Kyrha, Kyria and Kyrra. Other recommended sound-alike names are Codey, Coley, Cordey, Corley, Dodey, Dorcey, Dorey, Dorsey, Glorey, Honey, Jobey, Jodey, Joey, Joley, Jorey, Josey, Kacey, Kaley, Karel, Karen, Karley, Karly, Kasey, Katey, Keren, Kiley, Kirby, Kodee, Kodey, Kody, Konny, Kordney (see Courtney), Korin, Kortney, Kortny (see Courtney), Koryn, Kourty (see Courtney), Kyley, Lorey, Lovey, Posey, Rosey, Roxey, Sokey, Tobey, Toney, Torey, Torrey, Zoey and Zooey. These names tend to be more frequently used than Korey.

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