THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Cora
Cora is recorded as a female given name in Tagalog. Its lexical definition links this spelling with the longer name or names Corazon as a short or familiar form.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Tagalog
- /ˈkoɾa/Standard-Tagalog
- [ˈk̠oː.ɾɐ]Standard-Tagalog
Co · ra2 source divisions
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
TagalogEtymology & source
Clipping of Corazon.
a diminutive of the female given name Corazon
EnglishEtymology & source
Apparently brought up in English literature by James Fenimore Cooper in The Last of the Mohicans (1826), but compare a female heroine of this name in Jean-François Marmontel's Les Incas (1777) and the Ancient Greek epithet Κόρη (Kórē) for Περσεφόνη (Persephónē). It could also refer directly to κόρη (kórē, “maiden”).
A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
People with the name Cora
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Cora Almerino
Filipino Cebuano Visayan writer
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Cora Waddell
Filipino actress
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
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distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Cora Almerino, Cora Waddell
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Cora in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Related forms & spellings
Related forms may have their own language histories. They are not included in this spelling’s PSA count.
Similar names to Cora
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Coca♀Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Cory♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Nora♀Etymology uncertain; see source accounts
- Conrad♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Corey·Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Corona·Etymology uncertain; see source accounts
- Coy♂Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Flora♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
What rhymes with Cora?
Matches share a dictionary-supplied rhyme key in the stated language. Check the recorded reading; another language or accent can change the rhyme.
- AuroraTagalog · /-oɾa/
- FloraTagalog · /-oɾa/
- LauraEnglish · /-ɔːɹə/
- LeonoraEnglish · /-ɔːɹə/
- NoraEnglish · /-ɔːɹə/
- TheodoraEnglish · /-ɔːɹə/
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Explore Cora further
Follow the sources
- Wikidata given-name item Q714938 — Cora (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Cora Almerino (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q714938 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Cora Waddell (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q714938 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Cora (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Cora (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.