THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Cory
Cory 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. Quoted root glosses describe elements in the etymology, not an automatic translation of the complete personal name.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Tagalog
- /ˈkoɾi/Standard-Tagalog
- [ˈk̠oː.ɾɪ]Standard-Tagalog
Co · ry2 source divisions
Dictionary reading & contributors ↗English
- /ˈkɔː.ɹi/UK
- /ˈkɔ.ɹi/Canada · US
- /ˈkoː.ɹi/Australia · New-Zealand
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Origin and name formation
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TagalogEtymology & source
From English Cory, diminutive of Philippine Spanish Corazón, from Spanish corazón (“heart”), short for María Corazón, a reference to the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Inmaculada Corazón de María in Spanish).
a diminutive of the female given name Corazon
EnglishEtymology & source
A male given name transferred from the surname, variant of Corey.; A female given name transferred from the surname, variant of Cori, masculine equivalent Corey.; A diminutive of the female given names Cora and Corinne and similar sounding names.; A diminutive of the female given name Corazón, from Spanish.
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 Cory
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
Cory Quirino
Filipino television personality
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Cory Vidanes
chief operation officer for broadcast of ABS-CBN Corporation
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: Cory Quirino, Cory Vidanes
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Cory 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 Cory
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
- Cora♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Corey·Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Coy♂Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Gory·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Jory·Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Rory♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Coca♀Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Cocoy·Recorded Philippine given-name form
What rhymes with Cory?
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Explore Cory further
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- Wikidata given-name item Q5173529 — Cory (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Cory Quirino (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q5173529 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Cory Vidanes (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q5173529 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Cory (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Cory (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.