About Coretta
The name "Coretta" is of African origin and is derived from the word "kore" which means "maiden" or "young woman" in the Igbo language of Nigeria. It is often associated with strength, beauty, and femininity. Coretta is also famously known as the first name of Coretta Scott King, the wife of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., who played a significant role in the civil rights movement and continued her activism after her husband's assassination.
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Most individuals with the name Coretta are female.
The popularity of the name has decreased by -41.67% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Coretta in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Coretta using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.