Kora

Gender：
Pronounced： [ KO-rah ]
Popularity：
Usage：German

Meaning & History：

German variant of CORA.

CORA female English, German, Greek Mythology (Latinized)

Latinized form of KORE. It was not used as a given name in the English-speaking world until after it was employed by James Fenimore Cooper for a character in his novel 'The Last of the Mohicans' (1826). In some cases it may be a short form of CORDULA, CORINNA or other names beginning with a similar sound.

KORE female Greek Mythology

Means "maiden" in Greek. This was another name for the Greek goddess Persephone.

CORDULA female German

Late Latin name meaning "heart" from Latin cor, cordis. Saint Cordula was one of the 4th-century companions of Saint Ursula.

CORINNA female English, German, Ancient Greek (Latinized)

Latinized form of the Greek name Κοριννα (Korinna), which was derived from κορη (kore) "maiden". This was the name of a Greek lyric poet of the 5th century BC. The Roman poet Ovid used it for the main female character in his book 'Amores'. In the modern era it has been in use since the 17th century, when Robert Herrick used it in his poem 'Corinna's going a-Maying'.

Names related to Kora：

FULL FORMS

GERMAN: Cora, Cordula, Corina, Corinna, Cornelia, Kornelia

EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT GREEK: Corinna, Korinna

ANCIENT ROMAN: Cornelia

CROATIAN: Kornelija

CZECH: Kornélie, Nela

DUTCH: Cokkie, Cornelia, Corrie, Lia, Lieke