Cora
/ˈkɔːrə/noun
A feminine given name traditionally derived from the Greek name Kora, meaning “maiden.”
Did you know?Cora is an English form of Greek Kora, an epithet of Persephone associated with her seasonal descent into and return from the underworld.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
κόρη (korē)
“Maiden, young woman, or daughter; also “pupil” of the eye, metaphorically a little girl reflected in it”
Classical Greece
Greek
Κόρη (Korē)
“An epithet of Persephone, emphasizing her identity as the maiden before her marriage to Hades”
Hellenistic–Roman Period
Greek/Latin
Cora
“Latinized form used for the Greek divine name Kora”
18th–19th Century
English
Cora
“A revived classical female name”
1826
English
Cora
“Popularized in English-speaking culture by James Fenimore Cooper’s character Cora Munro in The Last of the Mohicans”
Modern English
English
Cora
“A feminine given name”