Cora Jane: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Cora Jane – Meaning: maiden (Cora) combined with 'God is gracious' (Jane) – Origin: Greek (Cora) + Hebrew (Jane) — compound name – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: KOR-uh JAYN


Cora Jane is a Greek (Cora) + Hebrew (Jane) — compound name girl's name meaning “maiden (Cora) combined with 'God is gracious' (Jane)”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Cora Jane

Meaning: Maiden (Cora) combined with 'God is gracious' (Jane).

Origin: Greek (Cora) + Hebrew (Jane) — compound name.

A common claim: Cora is often glossed as meaning 'heart' Actually: Cora doesn't mean 'heart' — it comes from Greek 'kore' (maiden/girl); the 'heart' gloss appears to conflate it with the unrelated Latin root 'cor' (heart) shared by several Cor- names.

How to Pronounce Cora Jane

Phonetic: KOR-uh JAYN   IPA: /ˌkɔːrə ˈdʒeɪn/

Popularity of Cora Jane

Cora Jane doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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