Kory is a unisex given name. It is a male version of the name

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, which has Greek origins and is the maiden name of the goddess Persephone. The name also can have origins from the Gaelic word ''coire'', which means "in a caidron", or "In a hollow". Notable people with the name include:

People

Kory Falite Kory Falite (born July 18, 1986) is a retired American professional ice hockey player. He was formerly the director of hockey operations for the Hong Kong Typhoons, and former coach of the Hong Kong Selects programs. Falite attended the Univer ...

(born 1986), American ice hockey player *

Kory Johnson Kory Johnson is an American environmentalist from Arizona. In 1991, while still a young girl, Johnson led a successful effort by Children for a Safe Environment to stop a hazardous waste dump being built in her local area. In 1996 she joined Gr ...

(), American environmentalist *

Kory Karlander Kory Karlander (born March 21, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who most notably played for the Kalamazoo Wings in the ECHL. In his 17th season as a professional hockey player, at the age of 39, Karlander was named to th ...

(born 1972), Canadian ice hockey player * Kory Kath (born 1977), American politician * Kory Kocur (born 1969), Canadian ice hockey player *

Kory Lichtensteiger Kory Adam Lichtensteiger (born March 22, 1985) is a former American football center who played in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football ...

(born 1985), American football player *

Kory Minor Kory DeShaun Minor (born December 14, 1976) is a former American football linebacker. He played 30 games in four seasons for the Carolina Panthers. Minor was an outside linebacker at Notre Dame from 1995–1998, while recording 245 tackles (43.5 ...

(born 1976), American football player *

Kory Roberts Kory Paul Roberts (born 17 December 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Hemel Hempstead Town. Career Roberts was born in Birmingham, West Midlands. He joined the Walsall academy at the age of 16 from Birmin ...

(born 1997), English footballer * Kory Scoran (born 1981), Canadian ice hockey player * Kory Sheets (born 1985), American football player * Kory Stamper, lexicographer, former Merriam-Webster associate editor and author *

Kory Tarpenning Kory Merrill Tarpenning (born February 27, 1962 in Portland, Oregon) is a retired American pole vaulter best known for finishing fourth at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, having previously competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

(born 1962), American pole vaulter * Kory Teneycke (born 1974), Canadian media executive and former Director of Communications for Prime Minister Stephen Harper

Fictional characters

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Starfire (Teen Titans) Starfire (Princess Koriand'r) is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She debuted in a preview story inserted within ''DC Comics Presents'' #26 (October 1980) and was created by Marv Wolfman and the late Geo ...

" comic book character since 1980

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