Cory

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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.{{cite book|title=The Oxford Names Companion|last=Hanks|first=Patrick|author-link=Patrick Hanks |author2=Flavia Hodges |author3=A. D. Mills |author4=Adrian Room|year=2002|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=Oxford|page=143}} As an Irish surname it comes from Ó Comhraidhe (descendant of Comhraidheh).{{cite book|title=The Oxford Names Companion|last=Hanks|first=Patrick|author-link=Patrick Hanks |author2=Flavia Hodges |author3=A. D. Mills |author4=Adrian Room |author4-link=Adrian Room |year=2002|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=Oxford|page=143}}

Notable people or fictional characters named Cory include

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| gender = Unisex

| language = Greek, Nordic, Gaelic

| meaning = Maiden, In a cauldron, In a Hollow, Descendant of Comhraidheh

| related names = Corey, Cora, Coire, Corie, Corrie, Curry, Correy, Cori, Kory, Khouri, Kori, Korie

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  • Corazon Aquino (1933–2009), Filipino politician and former president of the Philippines

Fictional characters

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Category:English-language unisex given names