Corinne (name)
Corinne | |
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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, meaning "beautiful maiden".[1] It has become popular following the publication of Corinne, a 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. Other spellings include: Corrine, Corin, Corinn, Coryn, Corryn, Koryn, Korin, Cori, Corrinne, Corinna, Korinna, Karynne and Korinne.
Notable people with the given name Corinne
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 Erhel (born 1967), French politician
- 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 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
Music
- Corinne Bailey Rae (born 1979), British singer-songwriter and guitarist
- Corinne Drewery (born 1959), English musician
- Corinne Hermès (born 1961), French singer
Sports
- Corinne Clos (born 1978), Italian ski mountaineer and long-distance runner
- Corinne Imlig (born 1979), Swiss alpine skier
- Corinne Diacre (born 1974), French association football player
- Corinne Favre (born 1970), French professional ski instructor, ski mountaineer, and mountain runner
- 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
Other
- Corinne Alsop Cole (1886–1971), American politician
- Corinne Chevallier(born 1935), Algerian historian and novelist
- Corinne Dufka (born 1958), American researcher
- Corinne Ellemeet (born 1976), Dutch politician
- Corinne Hofman (born 1959), Dutch archaeologist
- Corinne Hofmann (born 1960), German-Swiss writer
- Corinne Heline (1882–1975) American author, Christian mystic and occultist
- Corinne Lepage (born 1951), French politician
- Corinne Malvern (1901–1956), American artist
- Corinne Narassiguin (born 1975), French politician
- Corinne McLaughlin (born 1947), American author and educator
- 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
- Corinne Wood (born 1954), American government executive
See also
References
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