Cory

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. As an Irish surname it comes from Ó Comhraidhe (descendant of Comhraidheh).

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. As an Irish surname it comes from Ó Comhraidhe (descendant of Comhraidheh). ==Notable people or fictional characters named Cory include== Cory Aldridge (born 1979¹), American baseball player Cory Alexander (born 1973), American basketball player Cory Arcangel (born 1978), American digital artist Cory Asbury (born 1985), American musician and pastor Cory Barlog (born 1975), American video game developer. Cory Bent (born 1997¹), English footballer Cory Booker (born 1969), American politician from New Jersey Cory Bowles (born 1973), Canadian actor and choreographer Cory Cadden (1969–2017), Canadian ice hockey player Cory Carr (born 1975), American-Israeli basketball player Cory Conacher (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player Cory Cory-Wright (1838–1909), British businessman Cory Cotton (born 1987), writer and member of the American sports conglomerate Dude Perfect Cory Cyrenne (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player Cory Doctorow (born 1971), Canadian journalist and author Cory Doran (born 1982), Canadian voice actor Cory Edwards, American writer and director Cory Everson (born 1958), American bodybuilder and actress Cory Finley, American screenwriter, playwright, and director Cory Fong (born 1972), American public servant Cory Gearrin (born 1986), American baseball player Cory Gibbs (born 1980), American association footballer Cory Hardrict (born 1979), American actor Cory Henry (born 1987), American pianist, organist and singer-songwriter Cory Jane (born 1983), New Zealand rugby player Cory Kennedy (model) (born 1990), American model Cory Kennedy (skateboarder), American skateboarder Cory La Quay, American drummer, A Skylit Drive Cory Lerios (born 1951), American pianist and vocalist Cory Leslie (born 1989), American steeplechase runner Cory Lewis (born 2000), American baseball player Cory Lidle (1972–2006), American baseball player Cory Marks, Canadian singer Cory McGrath (born 1979), Australian 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 player Cory Pecker (born 1981¹), Canadian ice hockey player Cory Philpot (born 1970), Canadian football player Cory Quirino (born 1953), Filipino TV host Cory Redding (born 1980), American football player Cory Rooney, American songwriter and record producer Cory Sarich (born 1978), Canadian ice hockey player Cory Schlesinger (born 1972), American footballer Cory Spangenberg (born 1991), American baseball player Cory Spinks (born 1978), American boxer Cory Stillman (born 1973), Canadian ice hockey player Cory Sullivan (born 1979), American baseball player Cory Trice (born 2000), American football player Cory Vidanes (born 1962), Filipina executive and businesswoman Cory Wade (born 1983), American baseball player Cory Walker (born 1980), American comic book artist Cory Wells (1941–2015), American singer Cory T. Williams, American attorney and Democratic politician Cory Williams (born 1981), American YouTube personality Cory DeVante Williams (born 1992), American YouTube personality Cory Witherill (born 1971), American race car driver Cory Wong (born ), American guitarist ==Fictional characters== Cory Baxter, from the TV series That's So Raven and Cory in the House Cory Matthews, from the TV series Boy Meets World and Girl Meets World "Richard Cory", the subject of an 1897 poem by Edwin Arlington Robinson The Cory family, from the soap opera Another World ==See also== Coree (disambiguation) Corey Cori (disambiguation) Corie, given name Corrie (given name) Corrie (surname) Kori (disambiguation) Kory (given name) Korey, given name and surname Kory (disambiguation), includes a list of people with the surname Kory

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