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Subject: Re: Corky (derivation)
Author: Kalosyne   (guest, 151.198.55.146)
Date: February 13, 2010 at 1:28:40 PM
Reply to: Corky (derivation) by nomenphile
Corky as a name is simply a descriptive nickname for someone who has a breezy, buoyant (even ditzy) personality (from the word corky meaning "cork-like" ie. "light, airy") but Gasoline Alley probably did add to its credibility as a "real" name.

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