As a given name, Cory is used by both males and females. It is a variation of the name
Cora, which has Greek origins and is the maiden name of the goddess
Persephone
In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Persephone ( ; gr, Περσεφόνη, Persephónē), also called Kore or Cora ( ; gr, Κόρη, Kórē, the maiden), is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. She became the queen of the underworld after ...
. The name also can have origins from the Gaelic word ''coire'', which means "in a cauldron", or "in a hollow".
As a surname, it has a number of possible derivations, including an
Old Norse
Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and their overseas settlemen ...
personal name Kori of uncertain meaning, which is found in Scandinavia and England. As an Irish surname it comes from Ó Comhraidhe (descendant of Comhraidheh).
Notable people or fictional characters named Cory include:
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Cory Aldridge (born 1979), American baseball player
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Cory Alexander
Cory Lynn Alexander (born June 22, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player who is now an announcer for college basketball and the NBA on ESPN Radio since 2022.
After a career at the University of Virginia (having graduated with ...
(born 1973), American basketball player
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Cory Arcangel
Cory Arcangel (born May 25, 1978) is an American post-conceptual artist who makes work in many different media, including drawing, music, video, performance art, and video game modifications, for which he is best known.
Arcangel often uses the ...
(born 1978), American digital artist
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Cory Asbury
Cory Hunter Asbury is an American Christian musician, worship pastor, songwriter, and former member of the Bethel Music collective.
Starting as an intern with the International House of Prayer in Kansas City, Missouri, in 2005, Asbury's career as ...
(born 1985), American Christian musician and worship pastor
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Cory Bent
Cory Bent (born 14 May 1997) is an English professional footballer.
Early life
Bent was born in Manchester and grew up in Preston, Lancashire. He began playing football at age six, and spent a year with the academy of Premier League giants Ma ...
(born 1997), English footballer
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Cory Booker
Cory Anthony Booker (born April 27, 1969) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the junior United States senator from New Jersey since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Booker is the first African-American U.S. se ...
(born 1969), United States senator from New Jersey
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Cory Bowles
Cory Bowles (born August 27, 1973) is a Canadian actor, director and choreographer. He is best known for his portrayal of Cory in the series ''Trailer Park Boys''.
Life and career
Bowles was born in Montreal, Quebec and raised in Truro, Nova Sc ...
(born 1973), Canadian actor and choreographer
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Cory Carr
Cory Jermaine Carr (born December 5, 1975) is an American-born Israeli retired basketball player, former NBA and Israeli Basketball Premier League player, and head coach of Israeli women's basketball team Israel Girls Basketball Academy. Carr pl ...
(born 1975), American-Israeli basketball player
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Cory Conacher
Cory Conacher (born December 14, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the Belleville Senators of the American Hockey League (AHL).
Playing career
Growing up ...
(born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player
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Cory Cory-Wright (1838–1909), British businessman
*Cory Cotton (born 1987), writer and member of the American sports conglomerate
Dude Perfect
Dude Perfect (DP) is an American sports and comedy group headquartered in Frisco, Texas. The group consists of Tyler "TT" Toney, twins Cory and Coby Cotton, Garrett "Purple Hoser" Hilbert, and Cody "Tall Guy" Jones, all of whom are former colleg ...
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Cory Cyrenne (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player
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Cory Doctorow
Cory Efram Doctorow (; born July 17, 1971) is a Canadian-British blogger, journalist, and science fiction author who served as co-editor of the blog '' Boing Boing''. He is an activist in favour of liberalising copyright laws and a proponent of ...
(born 1971), Canadian journalist and author
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Cory Edwards
Cory Edwards (born August 21, 1968) is an American film director, screenwriter, and stand-up comedian. He is probably best known for directing, co-writing, and voice acting in ''Hoodwinked'' (2005), and for co-writing and voice acting in the 2 ...
, American writer and director
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Cory Everson
Corinna "Cory" Everson (née Kneuer; born January 4, 1958) is an American female bodybuilding champion and actress. Everson won the Ms. Olympia contest six years in a row from 1984 to 1989.
Education
Corinna Kneuer was born in Racine, Wisconsin ...
(born 1958), American bodybuilder and actress
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Cory Fong
Cory Fong (born August 6, 1972, Great Falls, Montana) is a North Dakota public servant. He is a Republican, and the former state State Tax Commissioner.
Fong was appointed Tax Commissioner in 2005 by Governor John Hoeven following the resignat ...
(born 1972), American public servant
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Cory Gearrin
Cory Nathanial Gearrin (born April 14, 1986) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, New York ...
(born 1986), American baseball player
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Cory Gibbs
Cory Gibbs (born January 14, 1980) is an American former soccer player. He played professionally for clubs in Germany, the Netherlands and England. He also played 19 international matches for the U.S. national soccer team, including at the 2003 ...
(born 1980), American association footballer
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Cory Hardrict
Cory Hardrict (born November 9, 1979) is an American actor. He has appeared in film and television since the late 1990s.
Personal life
Hardrict was born in Chicago, Illinois. After dating for six years, Hardrict and actress Tia Mowry were engage ...
(born 1979), American actor
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Cory Jane
Cory Steven Jane (born 8 February 1983) is a New Zealand international rugby union player.
He first played for the All Blacks in 2008 and plays as a winger. In 2011 Jane was selected into the Tri Nations team as injury cover. A few weeks late ...
(born 1983), New Zealand rugby union footballer
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Cory Kennedy (model)
Cory Kennedy-Levin (born February 21, 1990) is an American Internet celebrity.
Biography
Kennedy met photographer Mark Hunter (who goes by the alias "The Cobrasnake") at a Blood Brothers concert at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles in the s ...
(born 1990), American model
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Cory Kennedy (skateboarder)
Cory Kennedy (born October 4, 1990) is an American professional skateboarder.
Skateboarding
Kennedy first came to prominence after winning the amateur competition "Bang Yo'self 2", for which contestants were required to submit video parts t ...
, American professional skateboarder
*Cory La Quay, American drummer of the post-hardcore band
A Skylit Drive
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Cory Lee (born 1984), Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
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Cory Lerios
Cory Charles Lerios (born February 12, 1951) is an American pianist and vocalist. He is a founding member of the platinum-record-selling soft rock band Pablo Cruise, and since the mid-1980s he has scored music for film and television.
History
L ...
(born 1951), American pianist and vocalist
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Cory Lidle
Cory Fulton Lidle (March 22, 1972 – October 11, 2006) was an American professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher, Lidle played in Major League Baseball with the New York Mets, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jay ...
(1972–2006), American baseball player
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Cory Marks
Cory Gerald Joseph Marquardt (born October 11, 1989) is a Canadian country rock singer-songwriter, drummer, actor and former ice hockey player better known by his stage name Cory Marks. He is signed to Better Noise Music. He has released two albu ...
, Canadian country rock singer
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Cory McGrath
Cory McGrath (born 4 February 1979) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played with the Carlton and Essendon Football Clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL), South Fremantle in the West Australian Football Leagu ...
(born 1979), Australian rules footballer
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Cory Monteith
Cory Allan Michael Monteith (; May 11, 1982 July 13, 2013) was a Canadian actor and musician who played Finn Hudson on the Fox television series '' Glee''. As an actor based in British Columbia, Monteith had minor roles on television series bef ...
(1982–2013), Canadian actor
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Cory Morgan (ice hockey) (born 1978), Canadian ice hockey player
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Cory Morrow (born 1972), American singer-songwriter
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Cory Nelms
Cory Nelms (born February 27, 1988) is a former American football cornerback who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Miami and attended Neptune High School in Neptune Township, New Jersey. ...
(born 1988), American football player
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Cory Paterson
Cory Paterson (born 14 July 1987) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a forward.
He previously played for the Newcastle Knights, North Queensland Cowboys and the Wests Tigers in the NRL and Hull Kingston Rover ...
(born 1987), Australian rugby league footballer
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Cory Pecker (born 1981), Canadian ice hockey player
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Cory Philpot
Cory Philpot (born May 15, 1970) is a Canadian football coach and a former professional running back who is currently the head coach for the Langley Rams of the Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL). He played for eight seasons in the Canadian ...
(born 1970), Canadian Football League player
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Cory Quirino
Socorro Alicia Rastrollo Quirino (born August 11, 1953), professionally known as Cory Quirino, is a Filipino television host, author and beauty pageant titleholder. She is currently the president and national director of Mutya ng Pilipinas. She ...
(born 1953), Filipino TV host
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Cory Redding
Cory Bartholomew Redding (born November 15, 1980) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft and played college football at Texas. Redding also played for the ...
(born 1980), American National Football League player
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Cory Rooney
Mark Cory Rooney (born 1968) is an American record producer. He has written, produced, and developed various successful records for artists including Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Thalia, Michael ...
, American songwriter and record producer
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Cory Sarich
Cory Sarich (born August 16, 1978) is a Canadians, Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for the Colorado Avalanche in the National Hockey League (NHL). Sarich was a second round selection, 27th overall, of the Buffalo ...
(born 1978), Canadian ice hockey player
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Cory Schlesinger
Cory Michael Schlesinger (born June 23, 1972) is a former American football fullback of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round of the 1995 NFL Draft. He played college football at Nebraska.
Early y ...
(born 1972), American footballer
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Cory Spangenberg
Cory Joseph Spangenberg (; born March 16, 1991) is an American professional baseball infielder who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers, and St. Louis Cardinals, and ...
(born 1991), American baseball player
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Cory Spinks
Cory Spinks (born Cory Calvin; February 20, 1978) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2013. He held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the undisputed welterweight title from 2003 to 200 ...
(born 1978), American boxer
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Cory Stillman
Cory Stillman (born December 20, 1973) is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for several teams between 1994 and 2011, winning the Stanley Cup twice. He is currently an assi ...
(born 1973), Canadian ice hockey player
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Cory Sullivan (born 1979), American baseball player
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Cory Wade
Cory Nathaniel Wade (born May 28, 1983) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball with the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees.
Amateur career
Wade attended Broad Ripple High School.
W ...
(born 1983), American baseball player
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Cory Walker
Cory Walker is an American comic book artist known for his work as a penciler on the Image Comics' series ''Invincible'', which he co-created with writer Robert Kirkman. With Kirkman he also collaborated on several comics for Image and Marvel ...
(born 1980), American comic book artist
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Cory Wells
Cory Wells (born Emil Lewandowski; February 5, 1941 – October 20, 2015) was an American singer, best known as one of the three lead vocalists in the band Three Dog Night.
Early life
Wells came from a musical family and began playing in Buffalo ...
(1941–2015), American singer
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Cory T. Williams, American attorney and Democratic politician
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Cory Williams
Cory Williams (born August 5, 1981), also known as Mr. Safety, is an American YouTube personality who, until early 2013, lived in Thousand Oaks, California. He then resided in Eagle River, Alaska, until July 2017. Williams currently resides in ...
(born 1981), American YouTube personality also known as "Mr. Safety"
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Cory Witherill
Cory Witherill (born December 17, 1971) is a Native American Navajo people, Navajo race car driver from Los Angeles in the Indy Racing League, Infiniti Pro Series, Indy Lights, and Auto Racing Club of America, ARCA series. He made an incredible bu ...
(born 1971), American race car driver
Surname
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Annie Sophie Cory (1868–1952), English author
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Asa Howe Cory (1814–1892), American Civil War captain
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Arthur Cory
Arthur Stowell Cory (July 6, 1880 – July 6, 1974) was an American politician in the state of Washington. He served in the Washington House of Representatives
The Washington House of Representatives is the lower house of the Washington Sta ...
, American politician
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Charles B. Cory
Charles Barney Cory (January 31, 1857 – July 31, 1921) was an American ornithologist and golfer.
Biography
Cory was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His father had made a fortune from a large import business, ensuring that his son never had to ...
(1857–1921), American ornithologist and golfer
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Clifford Cory
Sir Clifford John Cory, 1st Baronet (10 April 1859 – 3 February 1941) was a Welsh colliery owner, coal exporter and Liberal Party politician.
Family and education
Clifford John Cory was the son of John Cory (1828–1910), a South Wales coal ...
(1859–1941), Welsh coal owner and Liberal Party politician
* Donald Webster Cory, pen name of
Edward Sagarin
Edward Sagarin (September 18, 1913 – June 10, 1986), also known by his pen name Donald Webster Cory, was an American professor of sociology and criminology at the City University of New York, and a writer. His book ''The Homosexual in America: ...
(1913–1986)
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Eleanor Cory (born 1943), American composer
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Fanny Cory, American illustrator of the ''Little Miss Muffet'' comic book
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Florence Elizabeth Cory
Florence Elizabeth Cory (June 4, 1851 - March 20, 1902) was an American industrial designer and school founder. She was the first practical woman designer in the United States.
Cory took up designing in 1877, being led to it by the sight of ugly ...
(1851–1902), American industrial designer and school founder
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George Cory (historian)
Sir George Edward Cory (3 June 1862 in Stoke Newington – 28 April 1935 in Cape Town), was an English-born South African chemist and historian, best known for his six-volume publication "''The Rise of South Africa''".
Early life
The son ...
(1862–1935), South African chemist and historian
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George Norton Cory (1874–1968), Canadian Lieutenant-General
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J. Campbell Cory (1867–1925), American cartoonist
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John Cory
John Cory (18 March 1828 – 27 January 1910) was a British philanthropist, coal-owner and ship-owner. Cory Way is named after him in the eastern area of Barry Docks, which he was involved with building in the 1880s.
Family
John Cory was born ...
(1828–1910), British philanthropist, coal-owner, and ship-owner
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Judith A. Cory
Judith A. Cory is a make-up artist. She worked on 58 films from 1967 to 2005.
Oscar nominations
Both nominations were in the category of Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Makeup.
*67th Academy Awards, 1994 Academy Awards-Nomina ...
, Oscar-nominated makeup artist
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Kate Cory
Kate Cory (February 8, 1861 – June 12, 1958) was an American photographer and artist. She studied art in New York, and then worked as commercial artist. She traveled to the southwestern United States in 1905 and lived among the Hopi f ...
(1861–1958), American photographer and painter of Hopi
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Peter Cory
Peter deCarteret Cory, (October 25, 1925 – April 7, 2020) was a puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada, from 1989 to 1999.
Early life and education
Born in Windsor, Ontario, the son of Andrew and Mildred (Beresford Howe) Cory, he was edu ...
(1925–2020), judge on the Supreme Court of Canada
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Robert Cory
Robert Towerson Cory (1759-23 April 1835) was an English churchman and Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy, Professor of moral philosophy at the University of Cambridge.
Life and career
Robert Towerson Cory was born in Cambridge and educated at ...
, English churchman and professor of moral philosophy
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William Johnson Cory
William Johnson Cory (9 January 1823 – 11 June 1892), born William Johnson, was an English educator and poet. He was dismissed from his post at Eton College, Eton for encouraging a culture of intimacy, possibly non-sexual, between teachers and ...
(1823–1892), English educator and poet
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William Wallace Cory
William Wallace Cory, CMG (June 16, 1865 – September 21, 1943) was the commissioner of the Northwest Territories from June 27, 1919 to February 17, 1931.
Biography
Cory was born in Strathroy, Ontario and moved with his farming family to ...
(1865–1943), Canadian politician
Nickname
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Corazon Aquino (1933–2009), Filipino politician and former president of the Philippines
Fictional characters
*Cory Baxter, from the TV series ''
That's So Raven
''That's So Raven'' is an American television teen sitcom that was created by Michael Poryes and Susan Sherman, and aired on Disney Channel for four seasons between January 2003 and November 2007. The series centers on Raven Baxter (Raven-S ...
'' and ''
Cory in the House
''Cory in the House'' is an American television sitcom which aired on the Disney Channel from January 12, 2007, to September 12, 2008, and was a spin-off from the Disney Channel show ''That's So Raven''. The show focuses on Cory Baxter, who m ...
''
*Cory Dollanganger, from the 1979 novel ''
Flowers in the Attic
''Flowers in the Attic'' is a 1979 Gothic novel by V. C. Andrews. It is the first book in the Dollanganger Series, and was followed by '' Petals on the Wind'', '' If There Be Thorns'', '' Seeds of Yesterday'', '' Garden of Shadows'', '' Christop ...
'' by V. C. Andrews
*Cory Ellison, from the TV series
''The Morning Show''
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Cory Matthews
Cornelius "Cory" A. Matthews is a fictional character appearing on the 1993 family sitcom ''Boy Meets World'' and its 2014 sequel ''Girl Meets World'', both created by Michael Jacobs and April Kelly.
He is portrayed by Ben Savage.
Biography
...
, from the TV series ''Boy Meets World'' and ''Girl Meets World''
*Cory Maxson, from the play ''
Fences
A fence is a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
Fence or fences may also refer to:
Entertainment Music
* Fences (band), an Amer ...
'', by August Wilson
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Richard Cory
"Richard Cory" is a narrative poem written by Edwin Arlington Robinson. It was first published in 1897, as part of ''The Children of the Night'', having been completed in July of that year; and it remains one of Robinson's most popular and ant ...
", the subject of an 1897 poem by Edwin Arlington Robinson
*The
Cory family, from the soap opera ''Another World''
See also
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Corey
Corey is a masculine given name and a surname. It is a masculine version of name Cora, which has Greek origins and is the maiden name of the goddess Persephone. The name also can have origins from the Gaelic word ''coire'', which means "in a caul ...
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Corie
Corie is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Corie Andrews (born 1997), English footballer
* Corie Beveridge (born 1974), Canadian curler
* Corie Blount (born 1969), American basketball player
* Corie Mapp (born 1978), British-B ...
, given name
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Corrie (given name) Corrie or Corry is a given name, often a diminutive, short form of Cornelia or Cornelius.
;Feminine
* Corrie Bakker (born 1945), Dutch sprinter ("Cornelia")
*Corrie ten Boom (1892–1983), Dutch Holocaust survivor who helped many Jews escape ("Co ...
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Corrie (surname)
Corrie is a unisex surname in the English language. The name has several different etymological origins. The name is found in numbers in the north of Ireland. The surname has been borne by a noted Scottish family, that was originally seated in wh ...
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Kory (given name) Kory is a unisex given name. It is a male version of the name Cora, which has Greek origins and is the maiden name of the goddess Persephone. The name also can have origins from the Gaelic word ''coire'', which means "in a caidron", or "In a hollow" ...
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Kory (disambiguation) Kory may refer to:
* Kory (given name)
*Kaye Kory
L. Kaye Kory (born April 18, 1947) is an American politician. Since 2010 she has served in the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 38th district in Fairfax County. She served on the ...
, includes a list of people with the surname Kory
References
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English-language unisex given names