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'''Corinne''' is a female name, and the French or English variant of [[Corina (disambiguation)|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 has become 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'', 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 Corinne==
==Notable people with the given name==
===Arts===
===Literature===
*[[Corinne Chevallier]] (born 1935), Algerian historian and novelist
*[[Corinne Chevallier]] (born 1935), Algerian historian and novelist
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*[[Corinne Day]] (1962–2010), British fashion photographer
*[[Corinne Hofmann]] (born 1960), German-Swiss writer
*[[Corinne Hofmann]] (born 1960), German-Swiss writer
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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

=== Visual arts ===
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*[[Corinne Day]] (1962–2010), British fashion photographer
*[[Corrine Hunt]] (born 1959), Indigenous Tlingit artist, carver, jeweller and designer
*[[Corrine Hunt]] (born 1959), Indigenous Tlingit artist, carver, jeweller and designer
*[[Corinne Malvern]] (1901–1956), American artist
*[[Corinne Malvern]] (1901–1956), American artist
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*[[Corinne McLaughlin]] (born 1947), American author and educator
*[[Corinne Rey (cartoonist)]] better known as Coco, cartoonist with ''Charlie Hebdo''
*[[Corinne Rey (cartoonist)]] better known as Coco, cartoonist with ''Charlie Hebdo''
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*[[Corinne Roosevelt Robinson]] (1861–1933), American writer
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*[[Corinne Russell]] (born 1963), English model and dancer
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*[[Corinne Trang]] (born 1967), French writer
*[[Corinne Wasmuht]] (born 1964), German artist
*[[Corinne Wasmuht]] (born 1964), German artist
*[[Corinne Whitaker]] (born 1934), American digital artist
*[[Corinne Whitaker]] (born 1934), American digital artist


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=== Film, stage and television ===


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'''Film, stage and television'''
*[[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
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*[[Corrinne Wicks]] (born 1968), British actress
*[[Corrinne Wicks]] (born 1968), British actress


'''Music'''
=== Music ===
*[[Corinne Bailey Rae]] (born 1979), British singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[[Corinne Bailey Rae]] (born 1979), British singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[[Corinne Drewery]] (born 1959), English musician
*[[Corinne Drewery]] (born 1959), English musician
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*[[Corinne Heline]] (1882–1975) American author, Christian mystic and occultist
*[[Corinne Heline]] (1882–1975) American author, Christian mystic and occultist
*[[Corinne Hofman]] (born 1959), Dutch archaeologist
*[[Corinne Hofman]] (born 1959), Dutch archaeologist
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*[[Corinne Russell]] (born 1963), English model and dancer


===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 computer-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]]''

Revision as of 09:22, 26 December 2021

Corinne
Genderfemale
Origin
Word/nameGreek
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, 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

Literature

Visual arts

Film, stage and television

Music

Politics

Sports

Others

Fictional characters

See also

References

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

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