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| meaning = from Greek ''kore'' (maiden)
| meaning = from Greek ''kore'' (maiden)
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| origin = Greek
| origin = French/English/Greek
| related names = Corinna, Korinna
| related names = Corinna, Korinna
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'''Corinne''' is a female name, the French and English variant of [[Corina]], of [[Ancient Greece|ancient Greek]] origin,<ref>[https://www.behindthename.com/name/corinna Corinna], ''Behind the name''</ref> derived from κόρη (''korē'') meaning "beautiful maiden".<ref>[http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3Dko%2Frh κόρη],
'''Corinne''' is a female name, the French and English variant of [[Corina]], of [[Ancient Greece|ancient Greek]] origin,<ref>[https://www.behindthename.com/name/corinna Corinna], ''Behind the name''</ref> derived from κόρη (''korē'') meaning "beautiful maiden".<ref>[http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3Dko%2Frh κόρη],
''Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon''</ref> It became popular following the publication of ''Corinne'', an 1808 novel by [[Madame de Staël]].
''Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon''</ref> It became popular following the publication of ''[[Corinne, or Italy]]'', an 1808 novel by [[Madame de Staël]].


Various spellings of the name exist, although some attest that "Corinne" is the most appropriate and age-old spelling.{{Citation needed|date=November 2014}} Other spellings include: ''Corrine'', ''Corin'', Corine, ''Corinn'', ''Coryn'', ''Corryn'', ''Koryn'', ''Korryn'', ''Korin'', ''Corinna'', ''Korinna'', ''Corrin'', and ''Korinne''.
Various spellings of the name exist, although some attest that "Corinne" is the most appropriate and age-old spelling.{{Citation needed|date=November 2014}} Other spellings include: ''Corrine'', ''Corin'', ''Corine'', ''Corinn'', ''Coryn'', ''Corryn'', ''Koryn'', ''Korryn'', ''Korin'', ''Corinna'', ''Korinna'', ''Corrin'', and ''Korinne''.


==Notable people with the given name==
==Notable people with the given name==
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===Literature===
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*[[Corinne Chaponnière]] (born 1954), Swiss-Canadian writer and journalist
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*[[Corinne Chevallier]] (born 1935), Algerian historian and novelist
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*[[Corinne Demas]], American writer and professor
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*[[Corinne De Vailly]] (born 1959), French-born Canadian writer
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*[[Corinne Hofmann]] (born 1960), German-Swiss writer
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*[[Corinne Lee]], American author, writer, and poet
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*[[Corinne McLaughlin]] (born 1947), American author and educator
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*[[Corinne Roosevelt Robinson]] (1861–1933), American writer
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*[[Corinne Trang]] (born 1967), French writer

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=== Visual arts ===
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*[[Corinne Cuéllar-Nathan]] (born 1958), Swiss painter
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*[[Corinne Day]] (1962–2010), British fashion photographer
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*[[Corrine Hunt]] (born 1959), Indigenous Tlingit artist, carver, jeweller and designer
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*[[Corinne Malvern]] (1901-1956), American actress, commercial artist, and illustrator
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*[[Corinne Melchers]] (1880-1955), American painter, humanitarian, and gardener
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*[[Corinne Michelle West]] (1908-1991), American painter
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*[[Corinne Mucha]], American cartoonist, illustrator, and teaching artist
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*[[Corinne Rey (cartoonist)]] better known as Coco, cartoonist with ''Charlie Hebdo''
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*[[Corinne Wasmuht]] (born 1964), German artist
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*[[Corinne Whitaker]] (born 1934), American digital artist

=== Film, stage and television ===
=== Film, stage and television ===
* [[Corinne Alphen]] (born 1954), American model and actress
* [[Corinne Alphen]] (born 1954), American model and actress
* [[Corinne Barker]] (1890-1928), American actress and costume designer
* [[Corinne Barker]] (1890–1928), American actress and costume designer
*[[Corinne Bohrer]] (born 1958), American actress
*[[Corinne Bohrer]] (born 1958), American actress
*[[Corinne Brinkerhoff]] (born 1979), American television producer and writer
*[[Corinne Brinkerhoff]] (born 1979), American television producer and writer
*[[Corinne Calvet]] (1925–2001), French actress
*[[Corinne Calvet]] (1925–2001), French actress
*[[Corynne Charby]] (born 1960), born Corinne Charbit, French actress, singer, and model
*[[Corinne Cléry]] (born 1950), French actress
*[[Corinne Cléry]] (born 1950), French actress
*[[Corinne Cole]] (born 1937), American model and actress
*[[Corinne Cole]] (born 1937), American model and actress
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*[[Corinne Foxx]] (born 1994), American model, actress, and television producer
*[[Corinne Foxx]] (born 1994), American model, actress, and television producer
*[[Corinne Grant]] (born 1973), Australian comedian and television presenter
*[[Corinne Grant]] (born 1973), Australian comedian and television presenter
*[[Corinne Griffith]] (1894-1979), American film actress, producer, author, and businesswoman
*[[Corinne Griffith]] (1894–1979), American film actress, producer, author, and businesswoman
*[[Corinne Hollingworth]] (born 1952), British television producer and executive
*[[Corinne Hollingworth]] (born 1952), British television producer and executive
*[[Corinne Jacker]] (1933-2013), American playwright and screenwriter
*[[Corinne Jacker]] (1933–2013), American playwright and screenwriter
*[[Corinne Jorry]] (born 1943), French costume designer
*[[Corinne Jorry]] (born 1943), French costume designer
*[[Corinne Kimball]] (1873-1937), American stage performer
*[[Corinne Kimball]] (1873–1937), American stage performer
*[[Corinne Lahaye]] (1947-2020), French actress
*[[Corinne Lahaye]] (1947–2020), French actress


*[[Corinne Le Poulain]] (born 1948), French actress
*[[Corinne Le Poulain]] (1948–2015), French actress
*[[Corinne Luchaire]] (1921–1950), French actress
*[[Corinne Luchaire]] (1921–1950), French actress
*[[Corinne Marchand]] (born 1937), French actress
*[[Corinne Marchand]] (born 1937), French actress
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*[[Corinne Masiero]] (born 1964), French actress
*[[Corinne Masiero]] (born 1964), French actress
*[[Corinne Maury]] (born 1968), French lecturer and film director
*[[Corinne Maury]] (born 1968), French lecturer and film director
*[[Corinne Orr]] (born 1936), Canadian actress
*[[Corinne Skinner-Carter]] (born 1931), Trinidadian actress
*[[Corinne Skinner-Carter]] (born 1931), Trinidadian actress
*[[Corinne Touzet]] (born 1959), French actress and producer
*[[Corrinne Wicks]] (born 1968), British actress
*[[Corrinne Wicks]] (born 1968), British actress

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=== Literature ===
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*[[Corinne Chaponnière]] (born 1954), Swiss-Canadian writer and journalist
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*[[Corinne Chevallier]] (born 1935), Algerian historian and novelist
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*[[Corinne Demas]], American writer and professor
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*[[Corinne De Vailly]] (born 1959), French-born Canadian writer
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*[[Corinne Hofmann]] (born 1960), German-Swiss writer
*[[Corinne Stocker Horton]] (1871–1947), American elocutionist, journalist, newspaper editor
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*[[Corinne Lee]], American author, writer, and poet
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*[[Corinne McLaughlin]] (1947–2018), American author and educator
*[[Corinne Roche]] (born 1957), French writer
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*[[Corinne Roosevelt Robinson]] (1861–1933), American writer
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*[[Corinne Trang]] (born 1967), French writer


=== Music ===
=== Music ===
*[[Corinne Allal]] (born 1955), Israeli rock musician and music producer
*[[Corinne Allal]] (1955–2024), Israeli rock musician and music producer
*[[Corinne Bailey Rae]] (born 1979), British singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[[Corinne Bailey Rae]] (born 1979), British singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[[Corinne Chapelle]] (1976-2021), French-American violinist
*[[Corinne Chapelle]] (1976–2021), French-American violinist
*[[Corinne Drewery]] (born 1959), English singer-songwriter and fashion designer
*[[Corinne Drewery]] (born 1959), English singer-songwriter and fashion designer
*[[Corinne Gibbons]], Australian singer-songwriter
*[[Corinne Gibbons]], Australian singer-songwriter
*[[Corinne Hermès]] (born 1961), French singer
*[[Corinne Hermès]] (born 1961), French singer
*[[Corrinne May]] (born 1973), Singaporean singer-songwriter
*[[Corrinne May]] (born 1973), Singaporean singer-songwriter
*[[Corinne Morgan]] (1876-1942/1945), American singer and pioneer recording artist
*[[Corinne Morgan]] (1876–1942/1945), American singer and pioneer recording artist
*[[Corinne West]] (born 1970), American singer-songwriter and acoustic guitarist


===Politics===
===Politics===
*[[Corinne Alsop Cole]] (1886–1971), American politician
*[[Corinne Alsop Cole]] (1886–1971), American politician
*[[Corinne Bertani]] (born 1959), Monegasque politician
*[[Corinne Bertani]] (born 1959), Monegasque politician
*[[Corinne Boyd Riley]] (1893-1979), American politician and teacher
*[[Corinne Boyd Riley]] (1893–1979), American politician and teacher
*[[Corrine Brown]] (born 1946), American politician and convicted felon
*[[Corrine Brown]] (born 1946), American politician and convicted felon
*[[Corinne Cahen]] (born 1973), Luxembourgish politician
*[[Corinne Cahen]] (born 1973), Luxembourgish politician
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*[[Corinne Erhel]] (1967–2017), French politician
*[[Corinne Erhel]] (1967–2017), French politician
*[[Corinne Féret]] (born 1961), French politician
*[[Corinne Féret]] (born 1961), French politician
*[[Corinne Freeman]] (1926-2014), American politician
*[[Corinne Freeman]] (1926–2014), American politician
*[[Corinne Lepage]] (born 1951), French politician
*[[Corinne Lepage]] (born 1951), French politician
*[[Corinne Narassiguin]] (born 1975), French politician
*[[Corinne Narassiguin]] (born 1975), French politician
*[[Corinne Stubbs Brown]] (1849–1914), American Marxist social activist
*[[Corinne Vignon]] (born 1963), French politician
*[[Corinne Wood]] (1954–2021), American government executive
*[[Corinne Wood]] (1954–2021), American government executive


===Sports===
===Sports===
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*Corrine Alexander (born 1985), American soccer goalkeeper and artistic photographer known as [[Cori Alexander]]
*[[Corinne Bodmer]] (born 1970), Swiss freestyle skier
*[[Corinne Bodmer]] (born 1970), Swiss freestyle skier
*[[Corinne Bourquin]], Swiss curler and curling coach
*[[Corinne Bourquin]], Swiss curler and curling coach
*[[Corinne Buie]] (born 1992), American ice hockey player
*[[Corinne Buie]] (born 1992), American ice hockey player
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*Corinne Callahan (born 1985 as Corinne Alexander), American soccer goalkeeper and artistic photographer known as [[Cori Alexander]]
*[[Corinne Clark]] (1923–2006), American baseball player
*[[Corinne Clark]] (1923–2006), American baseball player
*[[Corinne Clos]] (born 1978), Italian ski mountaineer and long-distance runner
*[[Corinne Diacre]] (born 1974), French association football player and manager
*[[Corinne Diacre]] (born 1974), French association football player and manager
*[[Corinne Dibnah]] (born 1962), Australian professional golfer
*[[Corinne Dibnah]] (born 1962), Australian professional golfer
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*Corinne Morris (born 1971), Canadian Olympic curler known as [[Cori Morris]]
*Corinne Morris (born 1971), Canadian Olympic curler known as [[Cori Morris]]
*[[Corinne Niogret]] (born 1972), French biathlete
*[[Corinne Niogret]] (born 1972), French biathlete
*[[Corinne Nugter]] (born 1992), Dutch discus thrower
*[[Corinne Paliard]] (born 1970), French ice dancer
*[[Corinne Peters]] (born 1960), Canadian curler
*[[Corinne Ragazzacci]] (born 1969), French gymnast
*[[Corinne Raux]] (born 1976), French duathlete
*[[Corinne Rey-Bellet]] (1972–2006), Swiss alpine skier
*[[Corinne Rey-Bellet]] (1972–2006), Swiss alpine skier
*[[Corinne Schmidhauser]] (born 1964), Swiss alpine skier
*[[Corinne Schmidhauser]] (born 1964), Swiss alpine skier
*[[Corinne Schneider]] (born 1962), Swiss and Italian athlete
*[[Corinne Serra Tosio]] (born 1965), French sports shooter
*[[Corinne Simasotchi]] (born 1971), Swiss sprinter
*[[Corinne Suter]] (born 1994), Swiss alpine ski racer
*[[Corinne Vanier]] (born 1963), French tennis player
*[[Corinne Yorston]] (born 1983), English association football player
*[[Corinne Yorston]] (born 1983), English association football player
*[[Corinne Zanolli]] (born 1998), American field hockey player

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=== Visual arts ===
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*[[Corinne Cuéllar-Nathan]] (born 1958), Swiss painter
⚫
*[[Corinne Day]] (1962–2010), British fashion photographer
⚫
*[[Corrine Hunt]] (born 1959), Indigenous Tlingit artist, carver, jeweller and designer
⚫
*[[Corinne Malvern]] (1901–1956), American actress, commercial artist, and illustrator
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*[[Corinne Melchers]] (1880–1955), American painter, humanitarian, and gardener
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*[[Corinne Michelle West]] (1908–1991), American painter
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*[[Corinne Mucha]], American cartoonist, illustrator, and teaching artist
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*[[Corinne Rey (cartoonist)]] better known as Coco, cartoonist with ''Charlie Hebdo''
*[[Corinne Silva]] (born 1976), English artist
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*[[Corinne Wasmuht]] (born 1964), German visual artist
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*[[Corinne Whitaker]] (born 1934), American digital artist


===Others===
===Others===
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*[[Corinne Bennett]] (1935–2010), English conservation architect
*[[Corinne Bennett]] (1935–2010), English conservation architect
*[[Corinne Bonnet]], French professor and historian
*[[Corinne Bonnet]], French professor and historian
*[[Corrine Grad Coleman]] (1927–2004), American writer and women's rights activist
*[[Corinne Debaine-Francfort]] (birth date unknown), French archaeologist and Sinologist
*[[Corinne Debaine-Francfort]] (birth date unknown), French archaeologist and Sinologist
*[[Corinne Dettmeijer]] (born 1949), Dutch lawyer
*[[Corinne Dettmeijer]] (born 1949), Dutch lawyer
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*[[Corinne Mentzelopoulos]] (born 1953), French-Greek businesswoman
*[[Corinne Mentzelopoulos]] (born 1953), French-Greek businesswoman
*[[Corinne Russell]] (born 1963), English model and dancer
*[[Corinne Russell]] (born 1963), English model and dancer
*[[Corinne Schädler]] (born 1992), Swiss beauty pageant titleholder
*[[Corinne Trang]], French teacher, yoga instructor, chef, and author
*[[Corinne Vezzoni]] (born 1964), French architect
*[[Corinne Vigreux]] (born 1964), French business executive and entrepreneur
*[[Corinne Watanabe]] (born 1950), American judge
*[[Corinne Watts]], New Zealand entomologist and ecologist


==Fictional characters==
==Fictional characters==
*Corinne, in the 2009 computer-animated fantasy film ''[[Barbie and the Three Musketeers#Cast and characters|Barbie and the Three Musketeers]]''
*Corinne, in the 2009 animated fantasy film ''[[Barbie and the Three Musketeers#Cast and characters|Barbie and the Three Musketeers]]''
*Corinne, in the 1993 family comedy film ''[[Mr. Nanny#Cast|Mr. Nanny]]''
*Corinne, in the 1993 family comedy film ''[[Mr. Nanny#Cast|Mr. Nanny]]''
*[[Corrine Baxter#Corrine Baxter|Corrine Baxter]], from ''Strange Days at Blake Holsey High''
*[[Corrine Baxter#Corrine Baxter|Corrine Baxter]], from ''Strange Days at Blake Holsey High''
*Corinne Maloney, Leslie Mann's character in the movie ''[[Big Daddy (1999 film)|Big Daddy]]''
*Corinne Maloney, Leslie Mann's character in the movie ''[[Big Daddy (1999 film)|Big Daddy]]''
*Corinne Tate, on the TV sitcom ''[[Soap (TV series)#Characters|Soap]]''
*Corinne Tate, a character in the TV sitcom ''[[Soap (TV series)#Characters|Soap]]''
* "[[Corrine, Corrina]]", 1928 blues song
* "[[Corrine, Corrina]]", 1928 blues song
*Corrine, Christina Applegate's character in the 2010 film [[Going the Distance (2010 film)|''Going the Distance'']]
*Corrine, Christina Applegate's character in the 2010 film [[Going the Distance (2010 film)|''Going the Distance'']]
*Corinne Jeffries, in 1989 romantic comedy [[Chances Are (film)|''Chances Are'']]
*Corinne Jeffries, in the 1989 romantic comedy [[Chances Are (film)|''Chances Are'']]
*Corrine Dollanganger, in the 1979 gothic novel "[[Flowers in the Attic]]" by [[V.C. Andrews]]
*Corinne Dollanganger, in the 1979 gothic novel "[[Flowers in the Attic]]" by [[V.C. Andrews]]
*Corinne Tan, [[American Girl]] character
*Corinne, in the 1807 novel ''[[Corinne, or Italy]]'' by [[Germaine de Staël]]


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Corina (disambiguation)]]
* [[Corina]]
* [[Corinna (given name)]]
* [[Corinna (given name)]]
* [[Corinne (disambiguation)]]
* [[Corinne (disambiguation)]]
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:French feminine given names]]
[[Category:French feminine given names]]
[[Category:Feminine given names]]
[[Category:Given names of Greek language origin]]
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Latest revision as of 12:52, 12 December 2024

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

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

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

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Film, stage and television

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Literature

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Music

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Politics

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Sports

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Visual arts

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Others

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Fictional characters

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See also

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References

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