Corin is a given name in English deriving from the Latin

Quirinus In Roman mythology and religion, Quirinus ( , ) is an early god of the Roman state. In Augustan Rome, ''Quirinus'' was also an epithet of Janus, as ''Janus Quirinus''. Name Attestations The name of god Quirinus is recorded across Roman sou ...

, a Roman god. The meaning is unclear but is probably associated with "spear". The name is that of a character in William Shakespeare's ''As You Like It''. It is also used as a family name.

First name

Corin is a masculine or feminine given name. * Corin Hewitt (born 1971), American sculptor and photographer * Corin Mellor (born 1966), British designer *

Corin Nemec Joseph Charles Nemec IV (born November 5, 1971), known professionally as Corin Nemec, is an American actor, producer, and screenwriter. He was billed as Corin "Corky" Nemec or Corky Nemec until 1990. Nemec is known for playing the title characte ...

(born 1971), American actor *

Corin Redgrave Corin William Redgrave (16 July 19396 April 2010) was an English actor and left-wing socialist activist. Early life Redgrave was born on 16 July 1939 in Marylebone, London, the only son and middle child of actors Michael Redgrave and Rachel ...

(1939–2010), British actor and political activist *

Corin Robertson Corin Robertson (born 15 January 1972) is a British diplomat. She has previously served as British Ambassador to Mexico between 2018 and 2021, the Director of Estates and Security between 2014 and 2017 and the Deputy Head of Mission to the Britis ...

(born 1972), British diplomat *

Corin Thunderfist This is a list of characters in the series of fantasy novels by C. S. Lewis called ''The Chronicles of Narnia''. See also a list of portrayals. A *Ahoshta: a 60-year-old Tarkaan of Calormen who later becomes the Grand Vizier, chief adviser to ...

, fictional character and twin of Cor in ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' *

Corin Tucker Corin Lisa Tucker (born November 9, 1972) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist best known for her work with rock band Sleater-Kinney. Tucker is also a member of the alternative rock supergroup Filthy Friends, and previously recorde ...

(born 1972), American singer and guitarist

Surname

* Jaclyn Corin, American activist and advocate for gun control *

Joshua Corin Joshua Corin is an American author and screenwriter. He is known for writing the novel ''Nuclear Winter Wonderland'' and a screenplay for the novel. ''Nuclear Winter Wonderland'' follows the story of an underachieving college kid, Adam Weiss, wh ...

, American writer * Lucy Corin, American writer *

William Corin William Corin (13 October 1867- 2 March 1929) was an English-born electrical engineer, who undertook some of the early design of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electricity Scheme in Australia. He was born in Kent, England and was educated at King ...

(1867–1929), Australian electrical engineer

Related names

Corina Corina is a female given name of ancient Greek origin, derived from κόρη (''korē'') meaning "girl, maiden".Korin (disambiguation) People Korin may refer to: * Halyna Korin (1926–2014), Ukrainian-born Australian musician * Korin Louise Visocchi (born 1982), Detroit musician and artisan * Ogata Kōrin (尾形光琳1658–1716), Japanese painter of the Rinpa school, often ...

Corran (disambiguation) Corran may refer to: Given name * Corran Addison, South African canoeist *Corran Horn, fictional character from the ''Star Wars'' franchise *Corran McLachlan, scientist and entrepreneur *Coran: character from Voltron Surname * Andrew Corran, born ...

Chorin (surname) Chorin is the surname of: * Aaron Chorin (1766–1844), Hungarian rabbi and religious reformer * Alexandre Chorin (born 1938), American mathematician * Ethan Chorin (born 1968), American Middle East and Africa-focused scholar and entrepreneur * Fe ...

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