Corina is a female given name of

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

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 () 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. When she lived has been th ...

, Cori, Corri, Corinne, Corine, Kora, Korina and

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. 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 Coreen Simpson (born February 18, 1942) is a noted African-American photographer and jewelry designer, whose work has an African-American theme. Early life and education Simpson was born in Brooklyn and was raised along with her brother by a fo ...

(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 chart ...

or Corina Katt Ayala, American singer * Corina Abraham, Australian indigenous rights activist *

Corina Apostol Dr. Corina L. Apostol is an art curator, educator and writer from Constanța, Romania, currently based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Since 2023 she serves as Assistant Professor of Social Practice in Contemporary Art and Culture at the University ...

, 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 P. D. 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 Universi ...

, Dutch Antarctic scientist *

Corina (Romanian singer) Corina Bud (; born January 26, 1980, in Satu Mare), 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", reache ...

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 Feder ...

(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. In 2004 she received the Romanian Order of Cultural Merit ...

(born 1949), Romanian singer *

Corina Claudia Corduneanu Corina Claudia Corduneanu (born 8 February 1988) is a Romanian former tennis player. She started played tennis at the age of seven. On 12 June 2006, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 305. On 12 September 2005, she peaked ...

(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 Corina Crețu (born 24 June 1967) is a Romanian politician and a former European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms. Crețu is a member of the Romanian PRO Romania and Member of the European Parliament (sitting with the Progressive Allian ...

(born 1967), Romanian politician *

Corina Crivăț Corina Crivăț (born 24 September 1958) is a Romanian volleyball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially ...

(born 1958), Romanian volleyball player *

Corina del Parral Corina del Parral Durán (25 January 1905 – 8 February 1979) was an Argentine writer, poet, pianist, and composer. Married to President José María Velasco Ibarra, she served four terms as the First Lady of Ecuador. Biography Corina del Par ...

(1905–1979), Argentine writer, poet, pianist, and composer *

Corina Drăgan-Terecoasa Corina Drăgan-Terecoasa (born 15 December 1971) is a Romanian luger. She competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 (), were a ...

(born 1971), Romanian luger *

Corina Dumbrăvean Corina Dumbrăvean (born 15 April 1984 in Bistriţa) is a Romanian former middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres. She finished second at the 2005 European Indoor Athletics Championships in Madrid and sixth at the 2006 IAAF Worl ...

(born 1984), Romanian runner *

Corina Dumitrescu Corina Dumitrescu is a Romanian politician, member of the Social Democratic Party and since 2007 rector of Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University from Bucharest. She is also Advisory Board of the journal ''Cogito''. She was nominated Education Mi ...

, 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 (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially b ...

(born 1973), Romanian swimmer *

Corina Freire Corina Freire (1897 – 1986), 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 ...

(1897-c. 1975), Portuguese singer, actress, and impresario *

Corina Fusu Corina Fusu (born 4 September 1959) 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 Moldova, the o ...

(born 1959), Moldovan politician *

Corina Gredig Corina Gredig (born 8 September 1987) is a Swiss politician from the Green Liberal Party of Switzerland). She has been a member of the National Council (Switzerland), National Council since 2019. Biography Gredig grew up as the eldest of three ...

(born 1987), Swiss politician * Corina Grünenfelder (born 1975), Swiss alpine skier *

Corina Knoll Corina Knoll is an American editor and journalist who is the Los Angeles bureau chief of ''The New York Times''. Before joining ''The New York Times'' in 2019, she worked for more than a decade for the ''Los Angeles Times''. Career Earlier in he ...

, 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 doubl ...

(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 (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 María Corina Smith Pocaterra (born 8 September 1991), better known as Corina Smith, is a Venezuelan singer, actress and model. Personal life Corina Smith was born in the city of Caracas, Venezuela, on 8 September 1991. She is the daughter of ...

(born 1991), Venezuelan singer, actress, and model * Corina Ungureanu (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 28 May 1960) is an American-born Swiss politician who currently serves as Mayor of Zurich since 2009. She previously served on the city council of Zürich between 1999 and 2008 for the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (o ...

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

Corine Pelluchon Corine Pelluchon (born 2 November 1967, Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire) is a French philosopher and professor of philosophy at the University of Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée (UPEM) which is now Gustave Eiffel University. Education Corine Pelluchon receiv ...

(born 1967), French philosopher and professor *

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

(1938–2020), Dutch model *

Corine Schleif Corine Schleif (February 20, 1949-December 8, 2023) was a professor and art historian who researched, taught and wrote about Medieval art, Renaissance art, feminist art theory, and the motivations behind the creating and destroying of art. She was ...

, German professor and art historian * Corine van der Zijden (born 1995), Dutch racing cyclist

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