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CoreyRobbo (talk | contribs)
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I take it back, I thought Corrado was the name for Corey in Italian, but I later found it it’s actually Conrad.
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CoreyRobbo (talk | contribs)
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Okay, maybe Corey is a variant for Corrado, because I’ve been given name that way.
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|language = Greek, Gaelic, [[Latin]]
|related names = [[Cory (name)|Cory]], [[Cora (name)|Cora]], Coire, Corie, [[Corrie (disambiguation)|Corrie]], [[Curry (surname)]], Correy, Cori, [[Kory (given name)]], Khouri, Kori, [[Korie]]
|related names = [[Cory (name)|Cory]], [[Cora (name)|Cora]], Coire, Corie, [[Corrie (disambiguation)|Corrie]], [[Curry (surname)]], Correy, Cori, [[Kory (given name)]], Khouri, Kori, [[Korie]], [[Corrado (given name)|Corrado]]
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'''Corey''' is a masculine given name and a surname. It is a masculine version of name Cora, which has Greek origins and is the maiden name of the goddess [[Persephone]]. The name also can have origins from the Gaelic word ''coire'', which means "in a cauldron" or "in a hollow".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.babynamewizard.com/baby-name/boy/cory|title=Cory Name Meaning & Origin|website=Baby Name Wizard|language=en|access-date=2019-11-25}}</ref>
'''Corey''' is a masculine given name and a surname. It is a masculine version of name Cora, which has Greek origins and is the maiden name of the goddess [[Persephone]]. The name also can have origins from the Gaelic word ''coire'', which means "in a cauldron" or "in a hollow".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.babynamewizard.com/baby-name/boy/cory|title=Cory Name Meaning & Origin|website=Baby Name Wizard|language=en|access-date=2019-11-25}}</ref>

Revision as of 05:26, 27 May 2024

For other uses, see Cory (disambiguation).
Corey
GenderMale
Language(s)Greek, Gaelic, Latin
Other names
Related namesCory, Cora, Coire, Corie, Corrie, Curry (surname), Correy, Cori, Kory (given name), Khouri, Kori, Korie, Corrado

Corey is a masculine given name and a surname. It is a masculine version of name Cora, which has Greek origins and is the maiden name of the goddess Persephone. The name also can have origins from the Gaelic word coire, which means "in a cauldron" or "in a hollow".[1]

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, often meaning curly haired. As an Irish surname it comes from Ó Comhraidhe (descendant of Comhraidheh). Notable people or fictional characters named Corey include:

First name

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B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

  • Corey Ivy (born 1977), American football player

J

K

L

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N

O

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R

S

T

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Y

Surname

Fictional characters

  • Corey Riffin, a character from Canadian animated TV series Grojband

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Cory Name Meaning & Origin". Baby Name Wizard. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
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