Cora (name)

Cora
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameAncient Greek
Meaninggirl, maiden, daughter
Other names
Related namesCoralie, Coraline, Core, Corrine, Corrina, Corrin, Corey, Cory, Kora, Kore, Korra

Cora is a given name with multiple origins. It was used by James Fenimore Cooper for a character in his 1826 novel The Last of the Mohicans.[1] It is today most commonly viewed as a variant name derived from the Ancient Greek Κόρη (Kórē), an epithet of the Greek goddess Persephone. Alternatively, but rarely, it may be rooted in the Gaelic cora, the comparative of cóir, meaning just, honest, virtuous or good.[2] Variant forms of this name include Kora and Korra.[3]

  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 63. ISBN 0-19-861060-2.
  2. ^ Dwelly, Edward (1902). Faclair Gàidhlìg air son nan sgoiltean : le dealbhan, agus a h-uile facal anns na faclairean Gàidhlig eile . Ardmór: E. Macdonald. p. 231.
  3. ^ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Cora". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2018-04-25.