Corinna as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Corinna

What is the meaning of the name Corinna ?

The baby name Corinna is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /kəˈrɪnə/ (kuh-RIN-uh),/koˈrinna/ (ko-RIN-nah).

Corinna is Greek in Origin.

Corinna derives from the ancient Greek Korinna (Κορίννα), a diminutive of kórē “maiden, girl,” hence the meaning “little maiden.” The name belongs to a celebrated lyric poet from Boeotia in the 5th century BCE, sometimes linked with Pindar, which anchored it in classical tradition. In Roman literature, Ovid’s Amores addresses a beloved called Corinna - likely a literary pseudonym - further disseminating the name across Europe’s learned circles.

After sporadic medieval use, Corinna/Corinne reappeared in the Renaissance and gained Romantic-era appeal; Madame de Staël’s novel Corinne (1807) popularized the French form, while Robert Herrick’s poem “Corinna’s Going a-Maying” aided English familiarity. Today it persists in many languages: Corinna and Korinna (German, Greek), Corinne and Corine (French), Corina and Corină (Romanian), Corinna (Italian), Corina/Corinna (Spanish), and Corrina in English. Common diminutives include Cora, Cory, and Rina.