Cork: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Marshy place, bog
Origin
Irish
Gender
Unisex
Pronunciation
KORK

Cork is an Irish unisex name meaning “marshy place, bog”. It appears in our list of 175+ European City Baby Names With Old-World Elegance.

Meaning & Origin of Cork

Meaning: Marshy place, bog.

Origin: Irish.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Cork

KORKIPA /kɔːrk/

Popularity of Cork

Cork 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.

Lists That Include Cork

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