Gender Feminine
Usage English, Dutch
Pronounced Pron. KAWR-ee(English) KAW-ree(Dutch)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Diminutive of Corinna, Cora, Cornelia and other names starting with Cor. Since the 1970s it has also been used as a feminine form of Corey.

Related Names

VariantsCoretta, Cori, Corie, Kori(English) Corry, Lia, Lieke, Neeltje, Cokkie(Dutch)
Masculine FormsCorey, Korey, Kory(English) Cornelis, Cornelius, Kerneels(Dutch)
Other Languages & CulturesCorinna, Korinna(Ancient Greek) Cornelia(Ancient Roman) Korneliya(Bulgarian) Kornelija(Croatian) Kornélie, Nela(Czech) Nele(Estonian) Nele(Flemish) Corinne, Corine, Cornélie(French) Cora, Corinna, Cornelia, Kornelia, Corina, Kora, Lia, Nele, Nelly(German) Korina(Greek) Cora, Kore, Korë(Greek Mythology) Kornélia, Nelli(Hungarian) Corinna, Cornelia(Italian) Kornelija(Lithuanian) Kornelia(Polish) Corina, Cornelia(Romanian) Kornelija(Serbian) Kornélia(Slovak) Corina(Spanish)

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Entry updated December 7, 2022