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Cory

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Gender
  
Unisex

Related names
  
Corey, Corrie

Meaning
  
"Ravine, Seething pool, Cauldron" in Scots Gaelic, "Hollow" in Irish Gaelic, "Chosen" in Old English, "Horn" in French, translated from the word "cornell", or derived from the French word for "Heart."

As a given name, Cory is used by both males and females. 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. As an Irish surname it comes from Ó Comhraidhe (descendant of Comhraidheh).

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Alternative spellings for Cory are Corey, Coire, Corie, Corrie, Curry (surname), Correy, Kory, Khouri, and Kori.

Notable persons with the name Cory include:

Surname

  • Annie Sophie Cory (1868–1952), English author
  • Asa Howe Cory (1814–1892), American Civil War captain
  • Arthur Cory, American politician
  • Charles B. Cory (1857–1921), American ornithologist and golfer
  • Donald Webster Cory, pen name for Edward Sagarin (1913–1986)
  • Eleanor Cory (born 1943), American composer
  • Fanny Cory, illustrator of the Little Miss Muffet comic book
  • George Cory (1862–1935), South African chemist and historian
  • George Norton Cory (1874–1968), Canadian Lieutenant general
  • John Cory (1828–1910), British philanthropist, coal-owner, and ship-owner
  • Judith A. Cory, Oscar nominated make-up artist
  • Kate Cory (born 1861), American photographer and painter of Hopi
  • Peter Cory (born 1925), Canadian judge
  • William Johnson Cory (1823–1892), English educator and poet
  • William Wallace Cory (1865–1943), Canadian politician

    • Given name

  • Cory Aldridge (born 1979), American baseball player
  • Cory Alexander (born 1973), American basketball player
  • Corey Anderson (born 1990), New Zealand cricket player
  • Cory Arcangel (born 1978), American digital artist
  • Corey Ashe (born 1986), American soccer player
  • Cory Booker (born 1969), Mayor of Newark, New Jersey
  • Cory Bowles (born 1973), Canadian actor and choreographer
  • Cory Carr (born 1975), American-Israeli basketball player for the Israeli team Elitzur Ramla B.C.
  • Cory Conacher (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Cory Cyrenne (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Cory Doctorow (born 1971), Canadian journalist and author
  • Cory Edwards, American writer and director
  • Cory Everson (born 1958), American bodybuilder and actress
  • Corey Feldman (born 1971), American actor and singer
  • Cory Fong (born 1972), American public servant
  • Cory Gibbs (born 1980), American association footballer
  • Cory Gruter-Andrew (born 2001), Canadian teen actor
  • Corey Haim (born 1971), Canadian actor
  • Cory Jane (born 1983), New Zealand rugby union footballer
  • Cory Kahaney (born 1963), American comedian
  • Cory Kennedy (born 1990), American model
  • Cory La Quay, American drummer of the post-hardcore band A Skylit Drive
  • Cory Lee (born 1984), Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
  • Cory Lerios, American pianist and vocalist
  • Cory Lidle (1972–2006), former pitcher for the New York Yankees
  • Cory McGrath (born 1979), Australian rules footballer
  • Cory Monteith (1982–2013), Canadian actor
  • Cory Morgan (ice hockey) (born 1978), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Cory Morrow (born 1972), American singer-songwriter
  • Cory Nelms (born 1988), American football player
  • Cory Paterson (born 1987), Australian rugby league footballer
  • Cory Pecker (born 1981), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Corey Brent Penn Sr. (born 1968), American rapper CL Smooth
  • Cory Philpot (born 1970), Canadian Football League player
  • Cory Quirino (born 1953), Filipino TV host
  • Cory Redding (born 1980), American NFL player
  • Corey Robin, American political theorist, journalist, and professor
  • Cory Rooney, American songwriter and record producer
  • Cory Sarich (born 1978), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Cory Schlesinger (born 1972), American footballer
  • Cory Spinks, (born 1978), American boxer
  • Cory Stillman (born 1973), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Cory Sullivan (born 1979), American baseball player
  • Corey Taylor (born 1973), American singer, songwriter and actor
  • Cory Wade (born 1983), American baseball player
  • Cory Walker (born 1980), American comic book artist
  • Cory Wells (born 1942), American singer
  • Cory T. Williams, American attorney and Democratic politician
  • Cory Williams (born 1981), YouTube personality also known as "Mr. Safety"
  • Latif (singer-songwriter) (Corey Williams, born 1981), American R&B singer and songwriter
  • Cory Witherill (born 1971), American race car driver

    • Nickname

  • Corazon Aquino, 11th President of the Philippines

    • Fictional characters

  • The Cory family, on the soap opera Another World
  • Cory Matthews, on the TV series Boy Meets World and Girl Meets World
  • Cory Dollanganger, from the 1979 novel Flowers in the Attic by V. C. Andrews
  • Cory Baxter, on the TV series That's So Raven, and Cory in the House
  • the subject of "Richard Cory", an 1897 narrative poem by Edwin Arlington Robinson
  • Corey Riffin from the animated Canadian television show, Grojband.

    • References

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