Is kora a japanese name

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The kora is a West African harp with 21 strings and a large calabash gourd body. According to Eric Charry, a historian of West African music, the instrument originated in the late 18th century, during the era of the Gabu empire, which encompassed present-day Guinea Bissau, southern Senegal and the Gambia.

The name Kora is primarily a female name of Greek origin that means Heart, Maiden. Nicknames for the name Cora include Core and Corazon. Cora is another name for the Greek goddess Persephone.

Origin of Kora

Kora is a short variant of the names Korinna, Kordula or Kornelia, but as well a Greek name.

Kora Origin and Meaning

As the softer-looking Cora of Downton Abbey fame charted highly in the US and the UK, some parents were looking for a way to make this name a little less common, a bit more trendy or far more Germanic by using a “K”. We prefer the C version, but Kora is still an elegant name.

Meaning & History

German variant of Cora.

k(o)-ra. Origin:Greek. Popularity:971. Meaning:maiden.

The surname is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 49,889 people, or 1 in 15,375. In India it is primarily found in: West Bengal, where 63 percent live, Gujarat, where 13 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 7 percent live. Apart from India Kora occurs in 105 countries.

The Kora family name was found in the USA, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Kora families were found in the USA in 1920. In 1880 there were 9 Kora families living in Missouri. This was about 90% of all the recorded Kora’s in the USA.

nounplural noun kura

New Zealand. A school, typically one where lessons are conducted in Maori.