Reference meaning
Corey
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An English surname from Old Norse from the Old Norse given name Kóri, itself perhaps from Old Irish Cuire, from cuire (“troop, host, company”), from Proto-Celtic *koryos (“army, tribe”), from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“army”).
Other meanings
2. proper noun
A surname from Irish, a variant anglicization of Ó Comhraidhe (Curry).
3. proper noun
A male given name transferred from the surname.
4. proper noun
A female given name transferred from the surname, variant of Cori.
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