Cora
♀French girl's name
A French girl's name of Latin origin.
At a glance
| Gender | Feminine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| Compound names | Cora-Line |
Origin and meaning
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”).
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- United States
- Italy
- Spain
- Belgium
- Netherlands
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
Around the world
- PolishKora
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Mecanautes (France), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).