Cora

Meaning: maiden · Origin: Greek · Gender: usually a girl's name

Origin & history

From Greek kore, 'maiden', a title of the goddess Persephone. James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans (1826) popularised it.

Nicknames

Corie

Variants & related names

Kora, Corinne, Coralie

Cora name art

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FAQ

What does the name Cora mean?

Cora means “maiden”. It comes from Greek.

Is Cora a popular name?

Yes — Cora has been one of the most popular girls' names in the United States in the 2020s, according to US Social Security Administration baby-name data.

What are nicknames for Cora?

Corie.

What are other forms of Cora?

Kora, Corinne, Coralie.

Similar names

Melody · Alexandra · Andrea · Ariana · Daphne · Harmony

More: names starting with C · all girls' names

Sources: standard name etymology references (e.g. Behind the Name, Oxford Dictionary of First Names); popularity from US SSA and UK ONS baby-name data. Meanings of old names are often debated — where scholars disagree we say so.