First names in Hebrew

First name Corey: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

קורי

Gematria value: 316

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Corey is written קורי

Meaning and origin

What does Corey mean?

Meaning: disputed
Origin: disputed

Corey is an English and Irish surname whose origin is uncertain; it may come from the Old Norse name Kori, or from an Irish word for a hollow. It was very popular in America in the 1970s and 1980s. Cory is a common spelling.

Gematria

Corey = 316

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. קורי has 4 letters:

• קthe letter Kuf100
• וthe letter Vav6
• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total316

The verse of the name

From the letter Kuf to the letter Yod

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Corey, from ק to י:

קְנֵה חׇכְמָה קְנֵה בִינָה אַל־תִּשְׁכַּח וְאַל־תֵּט מֵאִמְרֵי־פִי׃

“Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding; do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.”

Proverbs 4:5

The book of your first name

Corey, in nine pages

• Corey, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Corey
• Corey, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Corey in three answers

How do you write Corey in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Corey is written קורי.

What is the gematria value of Corey?
Written קורי, Corey is worth 316: the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Corey mean?
Disputed (origin: disputed). Corey is an English and Irish surname whose origin is uncertain; it may come from the Old Norse name Kori, or from an Irish word for a hollow. It was very popular in America in the 1970s and 1980s. Cory is a common spelling.