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Corky

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Corky
GenderUnisex, primarily male
Origin
Language(s)English, Irish
Meaning"hill hollow"
Other names
Variant form(s)Corki, Corkie, Korki, Korkie, Korky

Corky means cork-like. It is an English and Irish unisex name that also serves as a nickname for Courtney. It may also refer to:

People

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Sportspeople

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  • Corky Ballas (born 1960), American competitive ballroom dancer
  • Corky or Corkie Blow (1877–1938), English footballer
  • Corky Calhoun (born 1950), American former National Basketball Association player
  • Corky Carroll (born 1947), American surfer
  • Dominic Cork (born 1971), English cricketer, nicknamed Corky
  • Corky de Graauw (born 1951), Dutch ice hockey player
  • Corky Devlin (1931–1995), American National Basketball Association player
  • Corky McMillin (1925–2005), American off-road desert racer and land developer
  • Corky Miller (born 1976), American Major League Baseball player
  • Corky Nelson (1939–2014), American high school and college football player and coach
  • Corky Palmer (born 1954), American college baseball coach
  • Corky Rogers (1943–2020), American high school football coach
  • Corky Valentine (1929–2005), American Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Claire Corky (born 1984), New Zealand rugby union player

Musicians

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Artists

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Politicians and activists

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Other professions

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Fictional characters

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Other uses

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  • Corky (film), a 1972 stock car film starring Robert Blake
  • Corky (orca) (born 1965), the longest living orca in captivity
  • Alternative spelling of Corkey, a village in Northern Ireland
  • Cricket ball, commonly referred to as a corky
  • Charley horse, a leg cramp, called a corky in Australia

See also

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