Corrie

  • [ KAWR-ee (English), KAWRH-ee (Dutch) ]
  • English, Dutch
Diminutive of CORINNA, CORA, CORNELIA and other names starting with Cor. Since the 1970s it has also been used as a feminine form of COREY.

CORINNA   female   English, German, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Κοριννα (Korinna), which was derived from κορη (kore) "maiden". This was the name of a Greek lyric poet of the 5th century BC. The Roman poet Ovid used it for the main female character in his book 'Amores'. In the modern era it has been in use since the 17th century, when Robert Herrick used it in his poem 'Corinna's going a-Maying'.
CORA   female   English, German, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of KORE. It was not used as a given name in the English-speaking world until after it was employed by James Fenimore Cooper for a character in his novel 'The Last of the Mohicans' (1826). In some cases it may be a short form of CORDULA, CORINNA or other names beginning with a similar sound.
KORE   female   Greek Mythology
Means "maiden" in Greek. This was another name for the Greek goddess Persephone.
CORDULA   female   German
Late Latin name meaning "heart" from Latin cor, cordis. Saint Cordula was one of the 4th-century companions of Saint Ursula.
CORINNA   female   English, German, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Κοριννα (Korinna), which was derived from κορη (kore) "maiden". This was the name of a Greek lyric poet of the 5th century BC. The Roman poet Ovid used it for the main female character in his book 'Amores'. In the modern era it has been in use since the 17th century, when Robert Herrick used it in his poem 'Corinna's going a-Maying'.
CORNELIA   female   German, Romanian, Italian, Dutch, English, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of CORNELIUS. In the 2nd century BC it was borne by Cornelia Scipionis Africana (the daughter of the military hero Scipio Africanus), the mother of the two reformers known as the Gracchi. After her death she was regarded as an example of the ideal Roman woman. The name was revived in the 18th century.
CORNELIUS   male   Ancient Roman, English, Dutch, German, Biblical
Roman family name which possibly derives from the Latin element cornu "horn". In Acts in the New Testament Cornelius is a centurion who is directed by an angel to seek Peter. After speaking with Peter he converts to Christianity, and he is traditionally deemed the first gentile convert. The name was also borne by a few early saints, including a 3rd-century pope. In England it came into use in the 16th century, partly due to Dutch influence.
COREY   male   English
From a surname which was derived from the Old Norse given name Kóri, of unknown meaning. This name became popular in the 1960s due to the character Corey Baker on the television series 'Julia'.
FULL FORMS
DUTCH: Cornelia
ENGLISH: Cora, Coreen, Corina, Corine, Corinna, Corinne, Corrina, Corrine, Corynn, Korrine
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GREEK: Corinna, Korinna
ANCIENT ROMAN: Cornelia
CROATIAN: Kornelija
CZECH: Kornélie, Nela
DUTCH: Cokkie, Corrie, Lia, Lieke
ENGLISH: Coretta, Cori, Corie, Corrie, Kori
FRENCH: Corinne, Cornélie
GERMAN: Cora, Corina, Corinna, Cornelia, Kora, Kornelia, Nele
GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Cora, Kore, Korë
GREEK: Korina
HUNGARIAN: Kornélia
ITALIAN: Cornelia
POLISH: Kornelia
ROMANIAN: Corina, Cornelia
SERBIAN: Kornelija
MASCULINE FORMS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Cornelius
BIBLICAL: Cornelius
CZECH: Kornel
DANISH: Cai, Caj, Kai, Kaj, Kay
DUTCH: Cees, Corné, Cornelis, Cornelius, Kai, Kees, Kerneels, Niels
ENGLISH: Connie, Corey, Cornelius, Korey, Kory
FINNISH: Kai
FRENCH: Corneille
FRISIAN: Kai, Kay
GEORGIAN: Korneli
GERMAN: Cornelius, Kai, Kay
HUNGARIAN: Kornél
ITALIAN: Cornelio
NORWEGIAN: Cai, Caj, Kai, Kaj, Kay
POLISH: Kornel
PORTUGUESE: Cornélio
ROMANIAN: Cornel, Corneliu
SLOVAK: Kornel
SPANISH: Cornelio
SWEDISH: Cai, Caj, Kai, Kaj, Kay
OTHER FORMS
ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Kóri
ENGLISH: Cornell, Cory