National Corey Day

It’s National Corey Day!! For me that would have been spelled, Corrie, which is how I spelled my daughter’s name, but now, I would have to add Corey, since my great grandson (Corrie’s grandson) now carries that name as a middle name too. Either way, National Corey/Corrie Day has become a special day for me and my family. My Corrie was named after the famous Christian woman who, along with her family, hid Jewish people during World War II. Of course, this was to their own detriment in the end, as they were imprisoned by the Nazis for going against Hitler’s murderous regime. Still, their Christian values caused them to do the right thing, even if it cost them their lives. Corrie Ten Boom made it out of Ravensbrück Concentration Camp and lived to be exactly 91 years old, dying on her 91st birthday, April 15, 1983. It was a noble name to give my daughter.

National Corey Day is a day dedicated to celebrating individuals with the name Corey or in my daughter’s case Corrie, which has its origins in the Old Norse word “kori,” meaning “a hollow or a ravine.” The name’s Greek or Old Norse meaning is “maiden” and is a variation of Cora. In addition, the name Corey means “helpful” and comes from the Gaelic surname O Comhraidhe. This day provides an opportunity for people named Corey to come together, share their experiences, and be appreciated by friends and family. The name Corey has been popular in various English-speaking countries and is often associated with positive traits such as kindness, loyalty, and creativity.

Even singer, Harry Chapin was taken with the name, Corey, when he sang the song, “Corey’s Coming” about an old man who knew a woman named Corey. She was a sweet as she could be, but since no one in the town had ever known of or even heard of a woman named Corey, they all thought he had imagined her…until the day of his funeral, when she showed up to pay her respects. The song doesn’t list her as a girlfriend, but rather just a friend. Nevertheless, he loved her and she loved him too. I always liked that song, even though it had a sad note to it. The only other thing wrong with the song was that they spelled the name wrong. Of course, now it is spelled right, but Corey wasn’t a boy. Oh well. The song had the correct sound for the name anyway. So today is National Corrie/Corey Day. If that is your name, be sure to celebrate it today. It’s a good and honorable name. Happy National Corrie/Corey Day to all the Corrie/Coreys of any spelling out there.