Corrie as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Corrie

What is the meaning of the name Corrie ?

The baby name Corrie is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkɔːri/ or /ˈkɒri/ (KOR-ee).

Corrie is Dutch, English, French, Greek, Latin, Scottish Gaelic in Origin.

Corrie is a versatile given name and surname-derived forename with several roots. In English and Dutch, it functions as a diminutive of Cora, Corinne/Corinna, or Cornelia - linking it to Greek Kore “maiden” and Latin cornu “horn.” In Scotland and northern England, Corrie can also arise from the Gaelic coire, “cauldron,” used for a glacial hollow or mountain cirque, which later became a place-name and surname source. The result is a unisex name with nature, classical, and family-name resonances.

Used in the Anglophone world since the late 19th century, Corrie found steady, mostly feminine use in the mid-to-late 20th century; in the Netherlands it is a well-established short form of Cornelia, familiar from Corrie ten Boom. Variants include Cori, Corie, Corry, and Kori; related longer forms are Cora, Corinne/Corinna, Cornelia, and Coraline. Though sometimes blurred with Corey/Cory, Corrie’s etymology is distinct.