Corina is a female given name of

ancient Greek Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Dark Ages (), the Archaic p ...

origin, derived from κόρη (''korē'') meaning "girl, maiden".κόρη
''Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon'' Variants and diminutives include

Corinna Corinna or Korinna ( grc, Κόριννα, Korinna) was an ancient Greek lyric poet from Tanagra in Boeotia. Although ancient sources portray her as a contemporary of Pindar (born ), not all modern scholars accept the accuracy of this tradition ...

, Cori, Corri, Corinne, Corine, Kora, Korina and Korinna. Notable people with the name Coreen, Corina or Corine include:

Coreen

* Coreen Carroll, German-American cannabis activist, chef, and writer * Coreen Grant (born 1998), Scottish rugby player * Coreen Mary Spellman (1905–1978), American painter and printmaker * Coreen Simpson (born 1942), American photographer

Corina

Corina (American singer) Corina Katt Ayala, known mononymously as Corina, is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She released her self-titled album on Atco Records in 1991, and charted a string of dance hits in the U.S. between 1989 and 1997. The highest chartin ...

or Corina Katt Ayala, American singer * Corina Abraham, Australian indigenous rights activist * Corina Apostol, Romanian art curator and writer * Corina Belcea (born 1975), Romanian classical violinist * Corina (Belgian singer) (born as Corina Braemt), Belgian female pop singer * Corina Brouder, American singer-songwriter and harpist * Corina Brussaard, Dutch Antarctic scientist * Corina (Romanian singer) or Corina Monica Ciorbă (born 1980), Romanian singer * Corina Belcea (born 1975), Romanian violinist *

Corina Căprioriu Corina Căprioriu (; born 18 July 1986) is a Romanian judoka. She has competed under the name Corina Ștefan since her 2016 marriage to Romanian wrestler Gheorghiță Ștefan. Căprioriu won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She lo ...

(born 1986), Romanian judoka *

Corina Casanova Corina Casanova (born 4 January 1956) is a Swiss politician who was the Federal Chancellor of Switzerland between 2008 and 2015. Born in Ilanz, Graubünden, Casanova worked as a lawyer in the practice of the former President of the Swiss Federa ...

(born 1956), Swiss politician *

Corina Chiriac Corina Chiriac (born 26 October 1949) is a Romanian singer, composer, lyricist, television director and actress. She was one of the most successful Romanian singers of the 1970s and 1980s. So far she has recorded over 500 songs and performed in m ...

(born 1949), Romanian singer * Corina Claudia Corduneanu (born 1988), Romanian tennis player * Corina Constantin (born 1991), Romanian aerobic gymnast * Corina Crețu (born 1967), Romanian politician * Corina Crivăț (born 1958), Romanian volleyball player * Corina del Parral (1905–1979), Argentine writer, poet, pianist, and composer * Corina Drăgan-Terecoasa (born 1971), Romanian luger * Corina Dumbrăvean (born 1984), Romanian runner * Corina Dumitrescu, Romanian politician *

Corina Dumitru Corina Dumitru (born 24 October 1973) is a Romanian swimmer. She competed in the women's 200 metre butterfly event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu ...

(born 1973), Romanian swimmer * Corina Freire (1897-c. 1975), Portuguese singer, actress, and impresario *

Corina Fusu Corina Fusu (born 4 September 1959 in Chișinău) is a Moldovan politician. Biography She has been a member of the Parliament of Moldova The Parliament of the Republic of Moldova is the supreme representative body of the Republic of Mol ...

(born 1959), Moldovan politician * Corina Grünenfelder (born 1975), Swiss alpine skier * Corina Knoll, American journalist * Corina Luijks (born 1995), Dutch footballer * Corina Martín (born 1969), Argentine sprint canoer *

Corina Morariu Corina Maria Morariu (born January 26, 1978) is an American former professional tennis player. Morariu (pronounced: mo-RA-R'ju) was born in Detroit, Michigan and is of Romanian descent. She turned professional in 1994. Mainly known as a doubles ...

(born 1978), American tennis player *

Corina Newsome Corina Newsome is an American ornithologist, birder, science communicator, and graduate student at Georgia Southern University. In response to the racism faced by Black birder Christian Cooper in Central Park, Newsome co-organized Black Birders ...

, American ornithologist, birder, science communicator, and graduate student * Corina Novelino (1912–1980), Brazilian philanthropist, writer, educator, medium, and Spiritist columnist *

Corina Olar Corina-Simona Olar-Corniciuc (born 27 August 1984) is a Romanian footballer. She currently plays for Olimpia Cluj Fotbal Club U Olimpia Cluj-Napoca, commonly known as FCU Olimpia Cluj, or simply as U Olimpia Cluj, is a women's football team ...

(born 1984), Romanian footballer *

Corina Peptan Corina-Isabela Peptan (born March 17, 1978) is a Romanian chess player holding the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She was world girls' champion in several age categories: Under 10 in Timișoara 1988, Under 12 in ...

(born 1978), Romanian chess player * Corina Porro (born 1953), Spanish politician * Corina Rodríguez López (1895–1982), Costa Rican educator, writer, feminist, sculptor, suffragette, and housing activist * Corina Schröder (born 1986), German footballer * Corina Smith (born 1991), Venezuelan singer, actress, and model *

Corina Ungureanu Corina Georgiana Ungureanu (born 29 August 1980 in Ploieşti) is a world-class Romanian artistic gymnast who competed internationally between 1993 and 1999. She was a member of two gold medal-winning World Championships teams and was the 1998 Eu ...

(born 1980), Romanian gymnast

Corine

* Corine Christensen (1955–1986), American murder victim * Corine Dorland (born 1973), Dutch cyclist * Corine Franco (born 1983), French footballer * Corine Hegland, American journalist * Corine Hierckens (born 1982), Belgian racing cyclist *

Corine Mauch Corine Mauch (born May 28, 1960 in Iowa City) is a Swiss Social Democrat politician who serves as mayor of Zurich. She is the first female and first openly lesbian person to be elected mayor of the city. Political career Mauch was elected m ...

(born 1960), American-born Swiss politician * Corine Onyango (born 1984/1985), Kenyan actress and radio presenter *

Corine Rottschäfer Corine Spier-Rottschäfer (8 May 1938 – 24 September 2020) was a Dutch model and beauty queen who won the 1959 Miss World contest, representing the Netherlands.. missworld.com She was the first woman from her country to win the title. The pa ...

(born 1938), Dutch model * Corine Schleif, German professor and art historian *

Corine van der Zijden Corine van der Zijden (born 16 November 1995) is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist, who rode for UCI Women's Team Feminine Cycling Team in 2015. In 2012, she won the junior women's time trial at the UEC European Road Championships. S ...

(born 1995), Dutch racing cyclist

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