Cory (name)

Cory
Gender	Unisex
Origin
Meaning	"Ravine" in Gaelic, "Hollow" in Irish, "Seething pool" in Scottish, "Chosen" in Old English, "Horn" in French, translated from the word "cornell".
Other names
Related names	Corey, Corrie

The name Cory is commonly given to both males and females. It comes from a surname which was possibly either derived from the Old Norse given name Kori (meaning "the chosen one"), or from "ravine" in Gaelic, "Hollow" in Irish, "seething pool" in Scottish, or "horn" in French. It may be translated from the word "cornell".^{[citation needed]}

Alternative spellings to Cory are Corey, Corrie, Kory, and Kori. Cory may refer to:

Surname

• Annie Sophie Cory (1868–1952), English author
• Asa Howe Cory (1814–1892), American Civil War captain
• Charles B. Cory (1857–1921), American ornithologist and golfer
• Eleanor Cory (born 1943), American composer
• Peter Cory (born 1925), Canadian judge
• William Johnson Cory (1823–1892), English educator and poet
• William Wallace Cory (1865–1943), Canadian politician

Given name

• Cory Aldridge (born 1979), American baseball player
• Cory Alexander (born 1973), American basketball player
• Cory Arcangel (born 1978), American digital artist
• Cory Booker (born 1969), Mayor of Newark, New Jersey
• Cory Bowles (born 1973), Canadian actor and choreographer
• Cory Cyrenne (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player
• Cory Doctorow (born 1971), Canadian journalist and author
• Cory Edwards, American writer and director
• Cory Everson (born 1958), American bodybuilder and actress
• Cory Fong (born 1972), American public servant
• Cory Gibbs (born 1980), American association footballer
• Cory Jane (born 1983), New Zealand rugby union footballer
• Cory Kahaney (born 1963), American comedian
• Cory Kennedy (born 1990), American model
• Cory La Quay, American drummer of post-hardcore band A Skylit Drive
• Cory Lee (born 1984), Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
• Cory Lerios, American pianist and vocalist
• Cory Lidle (1972–2006), former pitcher for the New York Yankees
• Cory McGrath (born 1979), Australian rules footballer
• Cory Monteith (born 1982), Canadian actor
• Cory Morrow (born 1972), American singer-songwriter
• Cory Paterson (born 1987), Australian rugby league footballer
• Cory Philpot (born 1970), Canadian Football League player
• Cory Quirino (born 1953), Filipino TV host
• Cory Redding (born 1980), American NFL player
• Cory Rooney, songwriter and record producer
• Cory Sarich (born 1978), Canadian ice hockey player
• Cory Schlesinger (born 1972), American footballer
• Cory Spinks, (born 1978), American boxer
• Cory Stillman (born 1973), Canadian ice hockey player
• Cory Sullivan (born 1979), American baseball player
• Cory Wade (born 1983), American baseball player
• Cory Walker (born 1980), American comic book artist
• Cory Wells (born 1942), American singer
• Cory Williams (born 1981), internet personality
• Cory Witherill (born 1971), American race car driver
• Cory "Bumper" Yothers, American child actor.

Nickname

• Corazon Aquino, 11th President of the Philippines

Fictional people

• The Cory family, surname for various characters on Another World
• Cory Matthews, a character on Boy Meets World
• Cory Dollanganger, from Flowers in the Attic
• Cory Bridges, a character in Criminal Minds episode "The Popular Kids""
• Cory Baxter, from That's So Raven, and Cory in the House.

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