Meaning and background
The story behind Kora
Kora is documented in the main name reference as a German variant of Cora. That gives this exact K spelling a specific personal-name relationship rather than a new translation. A dog owner may be honoring someone who writes the name this way or simply prefer its appearance. Further root meaning should be traced through the explicitly linked Cora entry, while the German spelling relationship remains the evidence established here.
- Origin
- German personal-name variant of Cora. Source
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About Kora
Recorded as a dog’s name
Kora appears in 12 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/kɔɹə/
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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/kɔɹə/ · primary stress on syllable 1K AO1 R AH0
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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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