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
Dr. Corina L. Apostol is an art curator and writer from Constanța, Romania. Having been a curator at Tallinn Art Hall since 2019, she is the curator of the Estonian pavilion at the 59th Venice Biennale held in 2022. Her work has been recognis ...
, Romanian art curator and writer
* Corina Belcea (born 1975), Romanian classical violinist
*Corina (Belgian singer)
Corina is a singer from Belgium. She has recorded in the past under the name of Laurena. She was one half of the duo Tony Servi & Corina who had two hits in the 1990s with My Love and "Mijn Avontuur" (My Adventure).
Background
Her real name is ...
(born as Corina Braemt), Belgian female pop singer
*Corina Brouder
Corina Brouder is an American singer and harpist, born in The Bronx, New York City. As a child, her sister, Christina, spent some time in hospital after a hit and run incident, and Corina and her other siblings started entertaining her recoveri ...
, American singer-songwriter and harpist
*Corina Brussaard
Corina Brussaard is a leading scientist for Antarctic viral ecology working for the Royal Institute of Sea Research (NIOZ) and is a Special Professor of Viral Ecology at the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics of the University of ...
, Dutch Antarctic scientist
*Corina (Romanian singer)
Corina Bud () ( Satu Mare, January 26, 1980), better known as Corina, is a Romanian singer and fashion icon. She debuted in 2004 with the album Noi Doi, produced by Marius Moga. The lead single from the album, also titled "Noi Doi", reached fourt ...
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
Oana Corina Constantin (born 12 November 1991 in Constanța, Romania) is a retired senior Romanian aerobic gymnast. (born 1991), Romanian aerobic gymnast
* Corina Crețu (born 1967), Romanian politician
* Corina Crivăț (born 1958), Romanian volleyball player
*Corina del Parral
Corina del Parral Durán (b. 25 January 1905, Bahía Blanca – d. 8 February 1979, Buenos Aires) was an Argentine writer, poet, pianist, and composer. Married to President José María Velasco Ibarra, she served four terms as the First Lady ...
(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
Corina Freire (1897 – ), was a Portuguese singer, actress and impresario.
Early life
Corina Carlos Freire was born on 14 December 1897 in Silves in the Algarve region of Portugal. She was the illegitimate daughter of João José Freire, a pha ...
(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
Corina Knoll is an American editor and journalist who writes for California and Sports sections for the Los Angeles Times.
Career
Knoll has also covered US Soccer for ESPN Soccernet.com, with her first article about Dax McCarty titled "McCarty pu ...
, 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
Corine Stam-Dorland (née Dorland) (born 30 June 1973 in Loenen, Gelderland) was a Dutch amateur "Old School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from 1981-1996. From 1996 to 2006 she was also an accomplished Mountai ...
(born 1973), Dutch cyclist
*Corine Franco
Corine Cécile Franco (Married and maiden names, née Petit) (born 5 October 1983 in La Rochelle) is a retired France, French association football, football player who is best known for having played for France women's national football team, Fr ...
(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
Corine Schleif is a professor and art historian who researches, teaches and writes about Medieval art, Renaissance art, feminist art theory, and the motivations behind the creating and destroying of art. She is faculty at Arizona State Universit ...
, 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
See also
* Corinna (given name)
* Corinne (name)
Corinne is a female name, the French and English variant of Corina, of ancient Greek origin, derived from κόρη (''korē'') meaning "beautiful maiden".Tee Corinne
Tee A. Corinne (November 3, 1943 – August 27, 2006) was an American photographer, author, and editor notable for the portrayal of sexuality in her artwork. According to ''Completely Queer: The Gay and Lesbian Encyclopedia'', "Corinne is one of ...
(1943–2006), American artist and writer
* Korine, a surname
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