Korina as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Korina

What is the meaning of the name Korina ?

The baby name Korina is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /kəˈriːnə/; anglicized: kuh-REE-nuh (also koh-REE-nah).

Korina is Greek in Origin.

Korina is the K-spelling of the classical name Corina/Corinna, from Greek Korinna (Κορίννα), the diminutive of kórē, “maiden,” an epithet of Persephone. The name is attested in antiquity with the Boeotian lyric poet Corinna (5th century BCE) and entered Latin letters through Ovid, who gave “Corinna” to the beloved of his Amores, cementing the form in Roman and later European usage. With successive humanist revivals, the name reappeared across the continent, and K-spellings arose where Greek or Slavic conventions favored them.

Variants include Corina (Romanian, Spanish), Corinna (German, Italian), Corinne and Corine (French), Korinna and Korina (Greek), and Koryna (Polish, rare). Related short forms are Cora, Cori/Kori, and Rina. The core meaning remains “maiden” or “young girl.” Today Korina reads sleek and international yet rooted in classical tradition, most common in Greece and parts of the Balkans, and sometimes chosen elsewhere as a streamlined alternative to Corina/Corinne.