Koren is a surname or given name, which has multiple origins. Koren may be a variant of the

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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 female name

Kora Kora may refer to: Places India * Kora, Bardhaman, West Bengal * Kora, Bharuch, Gujarat * Korha, Katihar, also known as Kora, in Bihar * Kora, Kendrapara, Odisha * Kora, Wardha, Maharastra * Kora, Tumakuru, Karnataka * Toyaguda, Adilabad, Telan ...

, 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 ...

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Retrieved on 4 January 2016. The name Koren may refer to:

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Christiane Koren Christiane Koren (27 July 1764 – 28 January 1815) was a Danish-Norwegian writer. She wrote both poems and plays, but today she is primarily known for her diaries, which are regarded to be important historical documents of contemporary Norway. Bi ...

(1764–1815), Norwegian writer * Ulrik Vilhelm Koren (1826–1910), Norwegian-American pastor, theologian, and author * Dani Koren (born 1945), Israeli politician *

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 *

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 *

Einar Sand Koren Einar Riegelhuth Koren (born 12 November 1984) is a Norwegian handball player, currently playing for FCK Håndbold. He started his club career in Runar, and has also played for Haslum.

(born 1984), Norwegian handball player * Elad Koren (born 1968), Israeli football player *

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 * Gal Koren (born 1992), Slovene ice hockey player *

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 * Haim Koren (born 1953), Israeli diplomat *

John Koren John Koren (1861–1923) was an American clergyman and statistician. Education and career John Koren was born in Iowa as one of nine children of the Norwegian-American church leader Ulrik Vilhelm Koren. He was an 1879 graduate of Luther Colleg ...

(1861–1923) was an American clergyman and U.S. International Prison Commissioner * Katja Koren (born 1975), Slovene skier *

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 *

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 *

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 * Nurit Koren (born 1960), Israeli politician *

Petter Mørch Koren Petter Mørch Koren (22 January 1910 – 14 November 2004) was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. He was a deputy member of Hedrum municipality council in the period 1937–1938 and held various positions in Oslo city ...

(1910–2004), Norwegian politician *

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 *

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 * Ziv Koren (born 1970), Israeli photojournalist

Given name

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 * Koren Robinson (born 1980), American football player *

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 *

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 *

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

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