corinna

Corinna is a female given name of Greek origin. It is the Latinized form of Korinna, a Greek personal name often linked to koré, meaning maiden or girl, with the -inna suffix that appears in several Greek-derived names. The name has been used since antiquity and continues in use in various languages today.

Korinna of Tanagra was a Greek lyric poet active in the late 6th or early 5th century BCE. She is regarded as one of the earliest known female poets in classical Greece. Very little of her work survives, and our knowledge of her comes from later references and fragments attributed to or associated with her.

In classical Latin poetry, Corinna is frequently used as a stock name for a beloved or idealized woman. Poets such as Ovid employed Corinna as a literary persona in elegiac verse, helping to popularize the name within Roman literary tradition and shaping its association with feminine lyric voice.

In modern contexts, Corinna remains in use as a given name in multiple languages. Variants include Corinne (French and Italian) and Corrina, among others. The name retains cultural resonance in literature and popular culture, while also functioning as a conventional personal name across diverse regions.