From kore meaning girl or maiden.

Cora name meaning origin. In Greek Baby Names the meaning of the name Cora is. CORA Names in Other Languages Costanzo Italian Constans Late Roman Konstanty Polish. Dictionary of American Family Names 2013 Oxford University Press.

The meaning of Cora is Heart Maiden. 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. Derived from the Greek word kor meaning maiden.

A variant of the Greek KORË or CORINNA it means meaning maiden Kore is an alternate name for the Greek goddess Persephone. Meanings and history of the name Cora. Cora Name Meaning and History.

In some cases it may be a short form of Cordula Corinna and other names beginning with a. This was about 33 of all the recorded Coras in the USA. Latinized form of Kore.

In classical mythology Cora stormed or Kore was a flexible name for Persephone the fertility goddess and the underworld. Meaning of the name Cora Coras name is the name of a girl of Greek origin meaning maiden. In classical mythology Coraor Korewas a euphemistic name of Persephone goddess of fertility and the underworld.

The name Cora is a name first made popular by American writer James Fenimore Cooper for the dark-haired heroine in The Last of the Mohicans 1826. Kore was the name used when referencing her identity as the goddess of Spring while Persephone referred to her role as queen of the Underworld. It is of Greek origin and the meaning of Cora is maiden.