Cora

Cora \co-ra, cor-a\ is a female's name. It consists of 4 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Cora is pronounced as KowRaa ¹.

¹ English pronunciation for Cora: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"

What is the origin of Cora?

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Cora is used mostly in English and French, and its language of origin is Old Greek. Derived from the element 'kore' with the meaning maiden, virgin. An old form of the name is Kore (Old Greek). The name was known in Greek mythology as an alternative name of the goddess of the underworld, Persephone. The 6th century BC Greek poetess Corinna was named after the goddess. In the English-speaking world, the name first appeared in literature, borne by a character in the James Fenimore Cooper novel The Last of the Mohicans (1826). The name was briefly popular among Afro-Americans in the 20th century; for example, a form of the name was borne by Coretta Scott King (1927-2006), Martin Luther King's wife. The name Cora is widely used; it has 73 derivatives that are used in both English and other languages. English derivatives consist of Corabel pronounciation, name Corabella origin, short names for Corabelle, name Corabellita meaning, Corah name popularity, what does the name Coraima mean, meaning of Coralee, baby name Coralet, what does the name Coralete mean, Coraletta name, Coralette name variations, Coralie name variations, what does the name Coralyn mean, name Coree meaning, name Corella origin, Corena name, name Corene meaning, Coresa name popularity, Coressa name variations, Corette name, nicknames for Corilla, Corin definition, Corina meaning and origin, baby name Corine, name Corinn origin, Corinna meaning and origin (used in German and Italian too), what does the name Corinne mean (used in French too), name Corisa origin, Corita name popularity, what does the name Corra mean, nicknames for Correen, Corrella meaning and origin, Correlle name, name Correna meaning, baby name Correnda, name Correne origin, Correy name variations, name Correye, Corri definition, baby name Corrina, Corrinna name variations, what does the name Corrissa mean, short names for Corry, baby name Cortina, Corynna name, what does the name Corynne mean, name Coryssa meaning, Korabell meaning of name, Kore meaning, Koreen meaning of name, nicknames for Korella, Koretta meaning, Korey name, Kori meaning and origin, Korilla meaning of name, Korina name variations, name Korinne origin, Korissa pronounciation, Korrie meaning and origin, baby name Korry, name Koryne meaning, Korynna meaning and origin, and what does the name Lacoria mean. Other English forms consist of the pet forms Carina meaning and origin, baby name Coretta (used in Greek too), nicknames for Corey, Cori meaning of name, name Corie meaning, nicknames for Corissa, Corrie name, and Cory meaning, and the spelling variant Kora name (used in Polish too). A derivative of Cora used in other languages is the French Corrine name popularity.

Cora has its origins in the Germanic and Latin languages. It is used largely in the German language. In Germany, this developed from other names staring with 'Cor-'. A variation of Cora is name Kora origin (German). Cora is a derivative of the English name name Corey meaning. In addition, Cora is a short form (German) of name Cordelia (English and German). Cora is also a short form (German) of meaning of Cordula (English and German). Cora is also a short form (German) of what does the name Cornelia mean (Dutch, English, German, Italian, and Romanian). See also the related forms, Coral meaning of name (English) and what does the name Cordasha mean. Cora is popular as a baby girl name, and it is also considered trendy. In 1900, 0.437% of baby girls were given the name Cora. It had a ranking of #55 then. The baby name has substantially fallen in popularity since then. In 2010, it ranked at #276 with a usage of 0.061%, appearing with somewhat increasing regularity in the recent decade. Out of all girl names in its family, Cora was the most popular. Cora was thrice as popular as the next most popular name, Corinne meaning, in 2010.

List of baby names that sound like Cora:

Caheira meaning of name, name Caheirah meaning, what does the name Cahra mean, name Caira origin, baby name Cairo, Cara definition (English, German, and Italian), name Carah meaning (English), Caree meaning of name, meaning of Carew, Carey meaning (Welsh, English, and Irish), baby name Cari (English and Welsh), Carie pronounciation (English), name Caro meaning (English), what does the name Carra mean (English), Carrah meaning of name, name Carree meaning, Carress pronounciation, baby name Carrey (English), name Carri origin (English), and short names for Carrie (English).

The baby name Cora fun facts:

The name Cora in reverse order is "Aroc".

The numerological value of the name Cora is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Cora?

Cora is in the top names in USA.