Corinne (name)

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Corinne
Genderfemale
Origin
Word/nameGreek
Meaningfrom Greek kore (maiden)
Other names
Related namesCorinna, Korinna

Corinne is a female name, and the French or English variant of Corina, of ancient Greek origin,[1] derived from κόρη (korē) meaning "girl, maiden".[2] It has become popular following the publication of Corinne, an 1808 novel by Madame de Stael.

Various spellings of the name exist, although some attest that "Corinne" is the most appropriate and age-old spelling.[citation needed] Other spellings include: Corrine, Corin, Corine, Corinn, Coryn, Corryn, Koryn, Korryn, Korin, Corinna, Korinna, Corrin, and Korinne.

Notable people with the given name Corinne[]

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Fictional characters[]

  • Corinne, a character in the 2009 computer-animated fantasy film Barbie and the Three Musketeers
  • Corinne, a character in the 1993 family comedy film Mr. Nanny
  • Corrine Baxter, a fictional character from Strange Days at Blake Holsey High
  • , Leslie Mann's character in the movie Big Daddy
  • Corinne Tate, a character on the TV sitcom Soap
  • "Corrine, Corrina", 1928 blues song
  • Corrine, Christina Applegate's character in "Going the Distance (2010 film)"
  • Corinne Jeffries, character in 1989 romantic comedy "Chances Are (film)", starring Robert Downey Jr, Cybill Shepherd, Ryan O'Neal and Mary Stuart Masterson.
  • Corrine Dollanganger, character in the 1979 gothic novel "Flowers in the Attic", written by V.C. Andrews.

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References[]

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