Koren is a surname or given name, which has multiple origins. Koren may be a variant of the
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
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occupational surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, ...
Korn
Korn (stylized as KoЯn, or occasionally KoRn) is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. The band is notable for pioneering the nu metal genre and bringing it into the mainstream.
Originally formed in 1993 ...
, meaning a dealer in grain. In Slavic-speaking countries, it is a surname derived from a word meaning "root"; variants include Kořen (Czech), Koreň (Slovak), Korzeń (Polish), and Koren (Slovene).
Alternatively, the name may be a variant of the
Greek
Greek may refer to:
Greece
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group.
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family.
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
female name
Kora, which means "maiden". Koren may also be a surname or masculine given name of
Hebrew
Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...
origin, which means "gleaming".
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Retrieved on 4 January 2016. The name Koren may refer to:
Surname
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Christiane Koren (1764–1815), Norwegian writer
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Ulrik Vilhelm Koren Ulrik Vilhelm Koren (December 22, 1826 – December 19, 1910) was a Norwegian-American author, theologian and church leader. A pioneer Lutheran minister, he played a significant role in the development of the spiritual and intellectual development ...
(1826–1910), Norwegian-American pastor, theologian, and author
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Dani Koren
Prof. Dani Koren ( he, דני קורן, born 12 February 1945) is a former Israeli politician who briefly served as a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party in 2006.
Biography
The son of politician Yitzhak Coren, Dani studied at the Hebrew U ...
(born 1945), Israeli politician
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Daniel Koren
Daniel Koren (born January 23, 1984) is an Israeli musician, comedian and director. Koren was born in Rishon LeZion, Israel on January 23, 1984.
Early life
Koren grew up in Rishon Lezion, where he started taking classical-piano lessons wit ...
(born 1984), Israeli musician
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Ed Koren
Edward Benjamin "Ed" Koren (born 1935) is a writer and illustrator of children's books and political cartoons, most notably in ''The New Yorker''.
Personal
Edward Benjamin Koren was born in New York City and attended Horace Mann School and Col ...
(born 1935), American writer and cartoonist
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Einar Sand Koren (born 1984), Norwegian handball player
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Elad Koren (born 1968), Israeli football player
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Eliyahu Koren
Eliyahu Koren (Hebrew: אליהו קורן; July 23, 1907 — February 17, 2001) was a master typographer and graphic artist. After studying in Nuremberg, he immigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1933. He served as head of the graphics department ...
(1907–2001), Israeli graphic artist
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Gal Koren
Gal Koren (born January 16, 1992) is a retired Slovenian professional ice hockey player.
Koren competed at the 2013 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Slovenia men's national ice hockey team
The Slovenia men's national ice hockey team ...
(born 1992), Slovene ice hockey player
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Gideon Koren
Gideon Koren, FACMT, FRCP(C) ( he, גדעון קורן; born August 27, 1947 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is an Israeli-Canadian pediatrician, clinical pharmacologist, toxicologist, and a composer of Israeli folk music. He was a doctor at the Hospital ...
(born 1947), Canadian pediatrician
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Haim Koren (born 1953), Israeli diplomat
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John Koren (1861–1923) was an American clergyman and U.S. International Prison Commissioner
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Katja Koren
Katja Koren Miklavec (born 6 August 1975) is a former Slovenian alpine skier.
Born in Maribor, she won a bronze medal in the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. She took her sole World Cup win at the age of 18 in a Super-G in Flachau in Dece ...
(born 1975), Slovene skier
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Kristijan Koren
Kristijan Koren (born 25 November 1986) is a Slovenian professional road racing cyclist. He currently rides for UCI Continental Circuits, UCI Continental team where he won 2022 Slovenian National Road Race Championships, Slovenian National Road ...
(born 1986), Slovene cyclist
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Leonard Koren
Leonard Koren (born January 4, 1948) is an American artist, aesthetics expert and writer.
Life and work
Leonard Koren was born in New York City in 1948, and raised in Los Angeles. In 1969, he co-founded the Los Angeles Fine Arts Squad, a mura ...
, (born 1948), American artist
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Majda Koren
Majda Koren (born 12 March 1960) is a Slovene children's writer and teacher. She also works with the youth programme section of Radiotelevizija Slovenija, the Slovenian national broadcaster.
Koren was born in Ljubljana in 1960. She studied at t ...
(born 1960), Slovene writer
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Nurit Koren
Nurit Koren ( he, נורית קורן, born 24 February 1960) is an Israeli lawyer and politician. She served as a member of the Knesset for Likud between 2015 and 2019.
Biography
Nurit Koren was born in Jerusalem to Yemenite Jewish immigrants, a ...
(born 1960), Israeli politician
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Petter Mørch Koren (1910–2004), Norwegian politician
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Robert Koren
Robert Koren (born 20 September 1980) is a Slovenian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Koren earned 61 caps and scored five goals for the Slovenia national team between 2003 and 2011 and played at the 2010 FIFA World C ...
(born 1980), Slovene football player
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Steve Koren
Steve Koren is an American writer/producer and screenwriter. Most notably, he has written for ''Saturday Night Live'', '' Seinfeld'', and ''Veep''. He also wrote or co-wrote the movies '' Bruce Almighty'', '' Click'', '' A Night at the Roxbury ...
(born 1966), American screenwriter
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Ziv Koren
Ziv Koren (born July 13, 1970) ( he, זיו קורן) is an Israeli photojournalist, a Canon EMEA ambassador and a representative of "Polaris Images" photo agency. Koren is most noted for documenting the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the IDF oper ...
(born 1970), Israeli photojournalist
Given name
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Koren Jelela
Koren Jelela, also known as ''Koren Jelila Yal'', (born 18 January 1987 in Shewa) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.
Career
At the 2007 World Cross Country Championships she finished nineteenth in the senior race. With four Ethiopian runners ...
(born 1987), Ethiopian runner
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Koren Robinson
Koren Lynard Robinson (born March 19, 1980) is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. He played college football for North Carolina State University. He was drafted by the S ...
(born 1980), American football player
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Koren Shadmi
Koren Shadmi (born 1981) is an Israeli-American illustrator and cartoonist.
Career
In 1998, at age 17, Shadmi released his first graphic novel in Israel, ''Profile 107'', a collaboration with mentor cartoonist Uri Fink. In 2002 Shadmi relocated t ...
(born 1981), Israeli illustrator
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Koren Zailckas
Koren Zailckas (born 1980) is an American writer and memoirist. Her debut, '' Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood'', was released in 2005 by Viking Penguin and became a ''New York Times'' bestseller. Zailckas attended Nashoba Regional High Scho ...
(born 1980), American writer
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Jada Pinkett Smith
Jada Koren Pinkett Smith (; née Pinkett; born September 18, 1971) is an American actress and talk show host. She is co-host of the Facebook Watch talk show '' Red Table Talk'', for which she has received a Daytime Emmy Award. ''Time'' named ...
(born 1971 as Jada Koren Pinkett), American Actress
See also
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Coren
References
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German-language surnames
Jewish surnames
bg:Корен (пояснение)
ceb:Koren
cs:Kořen (rozcestník)
de:Koren
hr:Korijen
nl:Koren
pl:Korzeń (ujednoznacznienie)
ru:Корень (значения)
sk:Koreň
sl:Koren