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Corinna

What does Corinna mean?

Corinna Pronunciation of Corinna as a girls' name is pronounced ko-RINN-nah. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Corinna is "maiden". From Korinna, probably derived from Kore (see Cora), borne by a Boeotian poetess. The name was also used by the Roman poet Ovid for the woman in his love poetry. It was used by English poets in the 16th and 17th centuries, such as Robert Herricks in his poem "Corinna's going a-Maying" (1648). The French form Corinne gained literary fame in Madame de Staël's novel "Corinne" (1807). The name became popular from then on.

STARTS/ENDS WITH Cor-, -na

ASSOCIATED WITH greek, roman, 16th century, 17th century

Variations

VARIANTS Carine, Carinna, Carinne, Carynna, Carynne, Coreana, Coreen, Corenne, Corin, Corina, Corinda, Corine, Corinn, Corinne, Correna, Corrianne, Corrienne, Corrin, Corrina, Corrinda, Corrine, Corrinn, Corrinna, Corryn, Coryn, Corynn, Corynne, Kareena, Karena, Karenna, Karinna, Karinne, Karrena, Karrina, Karynna, Koreen, Koreena, Korena, Korina, Korinne, Korrina

RELATED FORMS VIA CORA, CORINNE, KORINNA Coralia, Corella, Corena, Corene, Coretta, Cori, Corie, Corilla, Corisa, Corissa, Corita, Corlene, Correnda, Correne, Corrinne, Corrissa, Corryne, Coryna, Corynna, Coryssa, Korilla, Korine, Korinna, Korrinne, Korynna, Korynne

MASCULINE FORM Corin

CREATIVE FORMS
(female)

(male)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Corinna Carissa (C.C.), ..

How popular is Corinna?

Corinna is a very prominent first name for females (#1581 out of 4276, Top 37%) but an uncommon last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Corinna reached its highest position of #836 in the U.S. during 1970-1979, but is not found in the list currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Corinna name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Corinna outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Cora (#73 LAST YEAR), Coreen, Corena, Corene, Coretta, Cori (#1652), Corie, Corin, Corina, Corine, Corinne (#795), Corissa, Corrin, Corrina, Corrine, Corrinne, Karena and Korina are the popular alternative forms of Corinna rated in the Top 2000. Other variants, like Corlene, are seldom used. Adoption of these relations of Corinna was more pronounced among parents a century ago (MEDIAN #1605) and is now significantly lower (#1816, 75% LESS USAGE), with versions such as Corina becoming less fashionable.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Corinna, Cora, Coreen, Corena, Corene in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Coretta, Cori, Corie, Corin, Corina in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Corine, Corinne, Corissa, Corrin, Corrina in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Corrine, Corrinne, Karena, Korina in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Cora outside U.S.

Similar Names

Corinna is pronounced similarly to Careena, Carena, Carenna, Cariana, Carina, Carrina, Corona, Coronna, Correena, Corrianna, Kariana, Karianna, Karina, Karinya, Keriana, Kerianna and Kiriana. Other recommended sound-alike names are Brinna, Carin, Carna, Caronn (see Karen), Caronne, Carynn, Celinna, Cerena, Cerian, Cerrina, Cherina, Chorine, Clorinda, Colina, Colinda, Coreene, Coren, Coriann, Corianne, Cornie, Corvina, Cyrena, Cyrina, Czarina, Doriana, Dorianna, Dorina, Dorinda, Erinna, Loranna, Lorenna, Loriana, Lorinda, Marinna, Morwinna, Norina, Norinne, Sarinna, Serinna, Toriana and Zorina. These names tend to be less commonly used than Corinna.

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