Corrine as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Corrine

What is the meaning of the name Corrine ?

The baby name Corrine is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KOR-een,kuh-REEN,KOR-in.

Corrine is Greek in Origin.

Corrine is an English spelling of the French Corinne, ultimately tracing to the Greek Korinna, a diminutive of Kore meaning “maiden.” The name is associated with the ancient Boeotian poet Corinna and, through Kore, with the youthful aspect of Persephone in Greek myth. As a given name, Corinne became fashionable in France, with the Corrine spelling emerging in English to emphasize the -reen sound.

Usage spread in the Anglophone world in the 19th and early 20th centuries, boosted by Madame de Staël’s influential novel “Corinne, ou l’Italie” (1807). Corrine saw steady, moderate use in North America through the mid-1900s and today reads classic yet underused. Common variants include Corinne, Corine, Corinna, Korinna, Corina, Coreen, and Korina; related hypocoristics are Cori, Cory, and Rina. The core meaning remains “maiden,” carrying connotations of youthfulness, grace, and poetic artistry.