Coire as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Coire

What is the meaning of the name Coire ?

The baby name Coire is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KOR-ee,Gaelic approximation: KOR-yeh / KOHR-uh.

Coire is Scottish Gaelic in Origin.

Coire is a Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic nature name from coire, meaning “cauldron” or, by extension, a corrie - a bowl-shaped mountain hollow carved by glaciation. The image connotes shelter, depth, and elemental power, echoing the central “cauldron” motif in Celtic lore. Pronounced KOR-uh/KOH-ruh, it functions as a streamlined, distinctly Gaelic alternative to more familiar forms.

As a given name it is rare, appearing far more often as a place-name element (e.g., An Coire, Coire Lagan) across the Highlands and in Scottish cartography. Contemporary use is modern and largely unisex, embraced by outdoors‑minded parents and those seeking authentic Gaelic vocabulary names. Related and anglicized variants include Corrie and Corry (from the same topographic term) and the broader Corey/Cory/Kori family, whose usage converged with Corrie though they also have separate surname origins.