Kora appears 62 times at rank 1650 on female pets. It's a variant of Cora, a name with Greek roots meaning "maiden," with the K spelling giving it a slightly more distinctive visual profile. The spelling difference is minor in sound but meaningful on paper: owners who write Kora rather than Cora are making a small but deliberate aesthetic choice.
The Korra Connection
Korra, spelled with the double-r, is the Avatar protagonist in Nickelodeon's The Legend of Korra (2012-2014): powerful, determined, emotionally complex. The show was enormously influential for a generation of viewers, and the name's association with a strong female lead character makes it a natural choice for female pets with confident, assertive personalities. Kora (single-r) picks up the same resonance with a cleaner spelling. The human-name variant is at /names/kora.
Sound and Breed Fit
KOR-ah is two syllables, clean and confident. The hard K opening gives it more presence than the soft-C Cora. It suits female dogs with athletic, purposeful bearing: Siberian Huskies, Australian Shepherds, and active mixed breeds.
The Counter-Reading
Kora's K-spelling will occasionally cause confusion with Cora in veterinary records, and owners will need to specify the spelling once or twice. That's the full extent of the friction. The name itself is warm, strong, and well-suited to a wide range of female pets.