Cory

nome proprio

1. 1

   An English surname from Old Norse, a variant of Corey.

2. 2

   A male given name transferred from the surname, variant of Corey.

   On another poster are the names of the new class — unusual names (at least to me) like Wen Qi, Elijah, Yoav, Noni, Koray, Cai Ying and Julissa, along with more common names like Cory, Betty, Tammy, Jordan, Jeffrey, and Andrew.

3. 3

   A female given name transferred from the surname, variant of Cori, masculine equivalent Corey.

4. 4

   A diminutive of the female given names Cora or Corinne and similar sounding names.

   Corazon "Cory" Aquino, the widow of the martyred Senator Benigno Aquino Jr., emerged as the person around whom all the oppositionists could coalesce.

   I went to high school with a girl named Corrine, though, and everyone called her Cory —

5. 5

   A diminutive of the female given name Corazón, from Spanish.