Meaning and background
The story behind Cory
Cory is the shorter written variant of Corey, with the same documented English pronunciation. The Corey family is traced through a surname to Old Norse Kóri, but that earlier name's literal meaning remains unknown in the consulted reference. Removing the e does not resolve that uncertainty or create a different etymology. For a dog's name, Cory makes the spelling compact while preserving the familiar KOR-ee sound. It is a useful option when the household prefers four letters and is comfortable clarifying the spelling to others.
- Origin
- English spelling variant of Corey. Source
- Meaning
- No certain literal meaning is established for the underlying Old Norse Kóri route. Source · Source 2
- Pronunciation
- English /ˈkɔɹ.i/. Source
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About Cory
Recorded as a dog’s name
Cory appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/kɔɹi/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/kɔɹi/ · primary stress on syllable 1K AO1 R IY2
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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