What's the difference between Cory and Coy?

As nouns the difference between cory and coy

is that cory is any fish belonging to the genus genus: Corydoras, a group of South American freshwater catfish while coy is a trap from which waterfowl may be hunted.

As a proper noun Cory

is surname|from=Irish.

As an adjective coy is

bashful, shy, retiring.

As a verb coy is

to caress, pet; to coax, entice.

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cory

Synonyms & related words for cory

synonyms

corydoras

alternative forms

corey
cori
korey
kori
kory

English

Alternative forms

* Corey * Cori, Kori, Korey, Kory

Proper noun

(en proper noun)

transferred from the surname.

* 2005 Robert L. Fried, The Game of School , Jossey-bass, ISBN 0787973475, page 42:

On another poster are the names of the new class — unusual names (at least to me) like Wen Qi, Elijah, Yoav, Noni, Koray, Cai Ying and Julissa, along with more common names like Cory , Betty, Tammy, Jordan, Jeffrey, and Andrew.

(less common than the male name) transferred from the surname, also a pet form of Cora, Corinne and similar sounding names.

* 1991 Clark D. Neher, Southeast Asia in the New International Era , Westview Press, ISBN 0813311799, page 58:

Corazon "Cory " Aquino, the widow of the martyred Senator Benigno Aquino Jr., emerged as the person around whom all the oppositionists could coalesce.

* 1998 Robyn Amos, Into the Night , ISBN 0786005599, page 61:

I went to high school with a girl named Corrine, though, and everyone called her Cory —

References

Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges : A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press 1988. English surnames from given names

Source: Wiktionary

coy

Synonyms & related words for coy

synonyms

related terms

derived terms

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) coi, earlier .

Adjective

(er)

(dated) Bashful, shy, retiring.

(archaic) Quiet, reserved, modest.

Reluctant to give details about something sensitive; notably prudish.

Pretending shyness or modesty, especially in an insincere or flirtatious way.

Soft, gentle, hesitating.

* Shakespeare

Enforced hate, / Instead of love's coy touch, shall rudely tear thee.

Derived terms

* coyly * coyness

Verb

(en verb)

(obsolete) To caress, pet; to coax, entice.

* Shakespeare

Come sit thee down upon this flowery bed, / While I thy amiable cheeks do coy .

(obsolete) To calm or soothe.

To allure; to decoy.

* Bishop Rainbow

A wiser generation, who have the art to coy the fonder sort into their nets.

Etymology 2

Compare decoy.

Noun

(en noun)

A trap from which waterfowl may be hunted.

References

* [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=coy&searchmode=none]

Source: Wiktionary