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*Corinne Jeffries, in 1989 romantic comedy [[Chances Are (film)|''Chances Are'']]
*Corinne Jeffries, in 1989 romantic comedy [[Chances Are (film)|''Chances Are'']]
*Corinne 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


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 14:44, 7 August 2023

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, 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.

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References

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