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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

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:

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C

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G

H

I

  • Corey Ivy (born 1977), American football player

J

K

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O

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Y

Surname

  • Albert Corey (1878–1926), French athlete
  • Angela Corey (born 1954), American attorney
  • Bryan Corey (born 1973), American baseball pitcher
  • Cathal Corey, Gaelic football manager and former player
  • Ed Corey (1894–1970), American baseball pitcher
  • Elias James Corey (born 1928), American organic chemist and Nobel Prize laureate
  • Giles Corey (1611–1692) and Martha Corey (1620–1692), husband and wife executed in the Salem witch trials
  • Irving Corey (1892–1976), Canadian flying ace in World War I
  • "Professor" Irwin Corey (1914–2017), American comedian and actor
  • Isabelle Corey (1939–2011), French film actress
  • James S. A. Corey, pen name used by collaborating American novelists Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck
  • Jeff Corey (1914–2002), American stage and screen actor and director
  • Jill Corey (1935–2021), American singer
  • Jim Corey (1883–1956), American actor
  • Robert Corey (1897–1971), American structural chemist
  • Ronald Corey (born 1938), Canadian businessman and former professional ice hockey executive
  • Walt Corey (1938–2022), American football player and coach
  • Wendell Corey (1914–1968), American actor and politician

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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