Corey — English Dictionary

Proper noun

1. 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”).

2. A surname from Irish, a variant anglicization of Ó Comhraidhe (Curry).

3. A male given name transferred from the surname.

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   Miss Carroll's popularity doesn't end with her on-screen performances in the show which co-stars young Marc Copage as her precocious six-year-old son, Corey Baker, whose father Capt. Baker was killed in Vietnam.

   Corey Comperatore, a 50-year-old volunteer fire chief, dove onto family members when the shots rang out.

4. A female given name transferred from the surname, variant of Cori.

   Usage

   • Rare

   Examples

   "I'm Millicent Banning and —" she pushed Corey forward "— this is my daughter Catherine, but we all call her Corey."