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Cora

feminine

90First-name usabilityHighly workable
Evidence coverageHigh

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The Latinized form of Kore, the Greek epithet ("maiden"/"girl") for Persephone in her identity as Demeter's daughter. Sometimes alternatively treated as a short form of Cordula, Corinna, or other similarly sounding names.

Why it works

  • English speakers will almost certainly pronounce it correctly on the first try
  • spelling is short and predictable — rarely needs repeating

What to know

pronunciation varies somewhat by language — see "How it travels" for the specifics

Popularity

Familiar — #113 in the latest U.S. ranking.

Meaning and origin

Cora means "Maiden"/"girl," as the Latinized form of Kore, the Greek epithet for Persephone in her role as daughter of Demeter.

A Latinized Greek mythological name that did not see common English-language given-name use until popularized by a specific literary source in the early 19th century.

Documented origin: The Latinized form of Kore, the Greek epithet ("maiden"/"girl") for Persephone in her identity as Demeter's daughter. Sometimes alternatively treated as a short form of Cordula, Corinna, or other similarly sounding names.

Well supportedTraced to a root word or element rather than a single, direct historical gloss.

How it travels

English and Turkish are shown by default; German is included when it adds a meaningfully different reading.

EnglishKOR-uhresearched pronunciation
TurkishEnglish tends to reduce unstressed vowels; Turkish pronounces vowels at full value, so the ending may sound crisper to Turkish speakers than to English speakers.deterministic phonetic analysis
GermanEnglish tends to reduce unstressed vowels; German pronounces vowels at full value, so the ending may sound crisper to German speakers than to English speakers.deterministic phonetic analysis

Spelling stability: high — based on letter-pattern analysis, not a documented linguistic fact.

Popularity without panic

Familiar — #113 in the latest U.S. ranking.

Familiar enough to feel established, distinctive enough to stand out.

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Real-world considerations

  • Familiar — #113 in the latest U.S. ranking.
  • Spelling note: Cara.
Explore alternatives
Kore

Documented as a related name or variant form.

Persephone

Documented as a related name or variant form.

Cordula

Documented as a related name or variant form.