Corinna (given name)

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Corinna or Korinna is a female given name of ancient Greek origin,[1] derived from κόρη (korē) meaning "girl, maiden".[2] Other variants include Corina and Corinne.

People with the name[]

  • Corinna or Korinna, Ancient Greek poet

Corinna[]

Korinna[]

  • Korinna Fink (born 1981), German sprinter
  • Korinna Ishimtseva (born 1984), Kazakhstani volleyball player
  • Korinna Moon Bloodgood (born 1975), American actress and model

Pseudonyms[]

  • Corinna, Ovid's (probably fictitious) lover in the Amores
  • Corinna, pen name of English poet Elizabeth Thomas (1675–1731)

Fictional characters[]

  • Corinna Chapman, series of mysteries written by Kerry Greenwood
  • Corinna Schmidt, 1951 East German drama film
  • Beloved Corinna, 1956 German drama film
  • Corinna Wiles, character in the 2007 TV series Drive
  • "Corrine, Corrina", 1928 blues song

References[]

  1. ^ Corinna, Behind the name
  2. ^ κόρη, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon
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