# Cory

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{{Infobox given name2
| name          = Cory
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| gender        = Unisex
| language      = Greek, Nordic, Gaelic
 | meaning      =  Maiden, In a cauldron, In a Hollow, Descendant of Comhraidheh
| related names = [Corey](/source/Corey), [Cora](/source/Cora_(name)), Coire, Corie, [Corrie](/source/Corrie_(disambiguation)), [Curry](/source/Curry_(surname)), Correy, [Cori](/source/Cori_(name)), [Kory](/source/Kory_(given_name)), Khouri, Kori, [Korie](/source/Korie)
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As a given name, '''Cory''' is used by both males and females. It is a variation of the name [Cora](/source/Cora_(name)), meaning "(the) Maiden", which is a title of the goddess [Persephone](/source/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](/source/Old_Norse) personal name Kori of uncertain meaning, which is found in Scandinavia and England.<ref>{{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}}</ref> As an Irish surname it comes from Ó Comhraidhe (descendant of Comhraidheh).<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Notable people or fictional characters named Cory include==

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* [Cory Aldridge](/source/Cory_Aldridge) (born 1979), American baseball player
* [Cory Alexander](/source/Cory_Alexander) (born 1973), American basketball player
* [Cory Arcangel](/source/Cory_Arcangel) (born 1978), American digital artist
* [Cory Asbury](/source/Cory_Asbury) (born 1985), American musician and pastor
* [Cory Barlog](/source/Cory_Barlog) (born 1975), American video game developer.
* [Cory Bent](/source/Cory_Bent) (born 1997), English footballer
* [Cory Booker](/source/Cory_Booker) (born 1969), American politician from New Jersey
* [Cory Bowles](/source/Cory_Bowles) (born 1973), Canadian actor and choreographer
* [Cory Cadden](/source/Cory_Cadden) (1969–2017), Canadian ice hockey player
* [Cory Carr](/source/Cory_Carr) (born 1975), American-Israeli basketball player
* [Cory Conacher](/source/Cory_Conacher) (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player
* [Cory Cory-Wright](/source/Cory_Cory-Wright) (1838–1909), British businessman
* Cory Cotton (born 1987), writer and member of the American sports conglomerate [Dude Perfect](/source/Dude_Perfect)
* [Cory Cyrenne](/source/Cory_Cyrenne) (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player
* [Cory Doctorow](/source/Cory_Doctorow) (born 1971), Canadian journalist and author
* [Cory Doran](/source/Cory_Doran) (born 1982), Canadian voice actor
* [Cory Edwards](/source/Cory_Edwards), American writer and director
* [Cory Everson](/source/Cory_Everson) (born 1958), American bodybuilder and actress
* [Cory Finley](/source/Cory_Finley), American screenwriter, playwright, and director
* [Cory Fong](/source/Cory_Fong) (born 1972), American public servant
* [Cory Gearrin](/source/Cory_Gearrin) (born 1986), American baseball player
* [Cory Gibbs](/source/Cory_Gibbs) (born 1980), American association footballer
* [Cory Hardrict](/source/Cory_Hardrict) (born 1979), American actor
* [Cory Henry](/source/Cory_Henry) (born 1987), American pianist, organist and singer-songwriter
* [Cory Jane](/source/Cory_Jane) (born 1983), New Zealand rugby player
* [Cory Kennedy (model)](/source/Cory_Kennedy_(model)) (born 1990), American model
* [Cory Kennedy (skateboarder)](/source/Cory_Kennedy_(skateboarder)), American skateboarder
* Cory La Quay, American drummer, [A Skylit Drive](/source/A_Skylit_Drive)
* [Cory Lerios](/source/Cory_Lerios) (born 1951), American pianist and vocalist
* [Cory Leslie](/source/Cory_Leslie) (born 1989), American steeplechase runner
* [Cory Lewis](/source/Cory_Lewis) (born 2000), American baseball player
* [Cory Lidle](/source/Cory_Lidle) (1972–2006), American baseball player
* [Cory Marks](/source/Cory_Marks), Canadian singer
* [Cory McGrath](/source/Cory_McGrath) (born 1979), Australian footballer
* [Cory Monteith](/source/Cory_Monteith) (1982–2013), Canadian actor
* [Cory Morgan (ice hockey)](/source/Cory_Morgan_(ice_hockey)) (born 1978), Canadian ice hockey player
* [Cory Morrow](/source/Cory_Morrow) (born 1972), American singer-songwriter
* [Cory Nelms](/source/Cory_Nelms) (born 1988), American football player
* [Cory Paterson](/source/Cory_Paterson) (born 1987), Australian rugby player
* [Cory Pecker](/source/Cory_Pecker) (born 1981), Canadian ice hockey player
* [Cory Philpot](/source/Cory_Philpot) (born 1970), Canadian football player
* [Cory Quirino](/source/Cory_Quirino) (born 1953), Filipino TV host
* [Cory Redding](/source/Cory_Redding) (born 1980), American football player
* [Cory Rooney](/source/Cory_Rooney), American songwriter and record producer
* [Cory Sarich](/source/Cory_Sarich) (born 1978), Canadian ice hockey player
* [Cory Schlesinger](/source/Cory_Schlesinger) (born 1972), American footballer
* [Cory Spangenberg](/source/Cory_Spangenberg) (born 1991), American baseball player
* [Cory Spinks](/source/Cory_Spinks) (born 1978), American boxer
* [Cory Stillman](/source/Cory_Stillman) (born 1973), Canadian ice hockey player
* [Cory Sullivan](/source/Cory_Sullivan) (born 1979), American baseball player
* [Cory Trice](/source/Cory_Trice) (born 2000), American football player
* [Cory Vidanes](/source/Cory_Vidanes) (born 1962), Filipina executive and businesswoman
* [Cory Wade](/source/Cory_Wade) (born 1983), American baseball player
* [Cory Walker](/source/Cory_Walker) (born 1980), American comic book artist
* [Cory Wells](/source/Cory_Wells) (1941–2015), American singer
* [Cory T. Williams](/source/Cory_T._Williams), American attorney and Democratic politician
* [Cory Williams](/source/Cory_Williams) (born 1981), American YouTube personality
* [Cory DeVante Williams](/source/Cory_DeVante_Williams) (born 1992), American YouTube personality
* [Cory Witherill](/source/Cory_Witherill) (born 1971), American race car driver
* [Cory Wong](/source/Cory_Wong) (born {{circa|1985}}), American guitarist

== Surname ==
* [Annie Sophie Cory](/source/Annie_Sophie_Cory) (1868–1952), English author
* [Asa Howe Cory](/source/Asa_Howe_Cory) (1814–1892), American soldier
* [Arthur Cory](/source/Arthur_Cory) (1880–1974), American politician
* [Charles B. Cory](/source/Charles_B._Cory) (1857–1921), American ornithologist and golfer
* [Clifford Cory](/source/Clifford_Cory) (1859–1941), Welsh coal owner and  politician
* Donald Webster Cory, pen name of [Edward Sagarin](/source/Edward_Sagarin) (1913–1986)
* [Eleanor Cory](/source/Eleanor_Cory) (born 1943), American composer
* [Fanny Cory](/source/Fanny_Cory), American illustrator of the ''Little Miss Muffet'' comic book
* [Florence Elizabeth Cory](/source/Florence_Elizabeth_Cory) (1851–1902), American industrial designer and school founder
* [George Cory (historian)](/source/George_Cory_(historian)) (1862–1935), South African chemist and historian
* [George Norton Cory](/source/George_Norton_Cory) (1874–1968), Canadian Lieutenant-General
* [J. Campbell Cory](/source/J._Campbell_Cory) (1867–1925), American cartoonist
* [John Cory](/source/John_Cory) (1828–1910), British philanthropist, coal-owner, and shipowner
* [John M. Cory](/source/John_M._Cory) (1914–1988), American librarian
* [Judith A. Cory](/source/Judith_A._Cory), Oscar-nominated makeup artist
* [Kate Cory](/source/Kate_Cory) (1861–1958), American photographer and painter 
* [Peter Cory](/source/Peter_Cory) (1925–2020), Canadian jurist
* [Robert Cory](/source/Robert_Cory), English churchman and moral philosopher
* [William Johnson Cory](/source/William_Johnson_Cory) (1823–1892), English educator and poet
* [William Wallace Cory](/source/William_Wallace_Cory) (1865–1943), Canadian politician

== Nickname ==
* [Corazon Aquino](/source/Corazon_Aquino) (1933–2009), Filipino politician and president

==Fictional characters==
* Cory Baxter, from the TV series ''[That's So Raven](/source/That's_So_Raven)'' and ''[Cory in the House](/source/Cory_in_the_House)''
* Cory Dollanganger, from the 1979 novel ''[Flowers in the Attic](/source/Flowers_in_the_Attic)'' by V. C. Andrews
* Cory Ellison, from the TV series [''The Morning Show''](/source/The_Morning_Show_(American_TV_series))
* [Cory Matthews](/source/Cory_Matthews), from the TV series ''Boy Meets World'' and ''Girl Meets World''
* Cory Maxson, from the play ''[Fences](/source/Fences_(play))'', by August Wilson
* "[Richard Cory](/source/Richard_Cory)", the subject of an 1897 poem by Edwin Arlington Robinson
* The [Cory family](/source/List_of_Another_World_characters), from the soap opera ''Another World''

==See also==
* [Corey](/source/Corey)
* [Corie](/source/Corie), given name
* [Corrie (given name)](/source/Corrie_(given_name))
* [Corrie (surname)](/source/Corrie_(surname))
* [Kory (given name)](/source/Kory_(given_name))
* [Kory (disambiguation)](/source/Kory_(disambiguation)), includes a list of people with the surname Kory

== References ==
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