Corinne (name)
| Gender | female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Greek |
| Meaning | from Greek kore (maiden) |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Corinna, Korinna |
Corinne is a female name, and the French or English variant of Corina, of ancient Greek origin,[1] derived from κόρη (korē) meaning "beautiful maiden".[2] It has become 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 Corinne
Arts
- Corinne Chevallier (born 1935), Algerian historian and novelist
- Corinne Day (1962–2010), British fashion photographer
- Corinne Hofmann (born 1960), German-Swiss writer
- Corrine Hunt (born 1959), Indigenous Tlingit artist, carver, jeweller and designer
- Corinne Malvern (1901–1956), American artist
- Corinne McLaughlin (born 1947), American author and educator
- Corinne Rey (cartoonist) better known as Coco, cartoonist with Charlie Hebdo
- Corinne Roosevelt Robinson (1861–1933), American writer
- Corinne Russell (born 1963), English model and dancer
- Corinne Trang (born 1967), French writer
- Corinne Wasmuht (born 1964), German artist
- Corinne Whitaker (born 1934), American digital artist
Film, stage and television
- Corinne Bohrer (born 1958), American actress
- Corinne Brinkerhoff (born 1979), American television producer and writer
- Corinne Calvet (1925–2001), French actress
- Corinne Cléry (born 1950), French actress
- Corinne Foxx (born 1994), American model and actress
- Corinne Grant (born 1973), Australian comedian and television presenter
- Corinne Griffith (1894–1979), American actress
- Corinne Hollingworth (born 1952), British television producer and executive
- Corinne Kimball (1873-1937), American stage performer
- Corinne Le Poulain (born 1948), French actress
- Corinne Luchaire (1921–1950), French actress
- Corinne Marchand (born 1937), French actress
- Corinne Skinner-Carter (born 1931), Trinidadian actress
- Corrinne Wicks (born 1968), British actress
Music
- Corinne Bailey Rae (born 1979), British singer-songwriter and guitarist
- Corinne Drewery (born 1959), English musician
- Corinne Hermès (born 1961), French singer
- Corrinne May (born 1973), Singaporean singer-songwriter
Politics
- Corinne Alsop Cole (1886–1971), American politician
- Corrine Brown (born 1946), American politician and convicted felon
- Corinne Ellemeet (born 1976), Dutch politician
- Corinne Erhel (1967–2017), French politician
- Corinne Lepage (born 1951), French politician
- Corinne Narassiguin (born 1975), French politician
- Corinne Wood (1954–2021), American government executive
Sports
- Corinne Clos (born 1978), Italian ski mountaineer and long-distance runner
- Corinne Diacre (born 1974), French association football player
- Corinne Favre (born 1970), French professional ski instructor, ski mountaineer, and mountain runner
- Corinne Humphreys (born 1991), English sprinter
- Corinne Imlig (born 1979), Swiss alpine skier
- Corinne Maîtrejean (born 1979), French foil fencer
- Corinne Niogret (born 1972), French biathlete
- Corinne Rey-Bellet (1972–2006), Swiss alpine skier
- Corinne Schmidhauser (born 1964), Swiss alpine skier
- Corinne Yorston (born 1983), English association football player
Others
- Corinne Debaine-Francfort (birth date unknown), French archaeologist and Sinologist
- Corinne Dufka (born 1958), American researcher
- Corinne Heline (1882–1975) American author, Christian mystic and occultist
- Corinne Hofman (born 1959), Dutch archaeologist
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
- Corinne Maloney, 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.
See also
References
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