Corin is a given name in English deriving from the Latin
Quirinus
In Roman mythology and Roman religion, religion, Quirinus ( , ) is an early god of the Ancient Rome, Roman state. In Augustus, Augustan Rome, ''Quirinus'' was also an epithet of Janus, Mars (mythology), Mars, and Jupiter (god), Jupiter.
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, a Roman god. The meaning is unclear but is probably associated with "spear".
It is used as a masculine or feminine given name, and also as a surname.
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Corin Braga
Corin Braga (born 12 January 1961), is a Romanian writer and academic. He is a literary theoretician and translator.
Education and early career
Braga was born in 1961 in Baia Mare, Romania. After a degree in Romanian and Spanish language and l ...
(born 1961), Romanian writer and academic
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Corin Hewitt
Corin Hewitt (born 1971) is an American artist. His work has been shown widely in the U.S. as well as Europe. He has had several U.S. solo museum exhibitions including at the Whitney Museum of American Art, Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland and ...
(born 1971), American sculptor and photographer
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Corin Ileto
Corin is a given name in English deriving from the Latin Quirinus, a Roman god. The meaning is unclear but is probably associated with "spear".
It is used as a masculine or feminine given name, and also as a surname.
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, stage name CORIN, Filipina-Australian electronic producer, composer and performer, performed at 2023 Unsound Adelaide
* Corin Mellor (born 1966), British designer
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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.
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(born 1971), American actor
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Corin Redgrave
Corin William Redgrave (16 July 19396 April 2010) was an English actor.
Early life
Redgrave was born in Marylebone, London, the only son and middle child of actors Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson. He was educated at Westminster School and ...
(1939–2010), British actor and political activist
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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 record ...
(born 1972), American singer and guitarist
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Jaclyn Corin
Jaclyn Corin (born October 27, 2000) is an American activist against gun violence and the current Executive Director of March for Our Lives as of March 2025.
She survived the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in 2018. She is one of the co-fo ...
(born 2000), American activist and advocate for gun control
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Lucy Corin
Lucy Corin is an American novelist and short story writer. The winner of the 2012 American Academy of Arts and Letters John Guare Writer's Fund Rome Prize, Corin was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2023 and a National Endowment for the Arts cr ...
, American writer
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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's ...
(1867–1929), Australian electrical engineer
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Corin
Corin is a given name in English deriving from the Latin Quirinus, a Roman god. The meaning is unclear but is probably associated with "spear".
It is used as a masculine or feminine given name, and also as a surname.
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, a character in William Shakespeare's play ''
As You Like It
''As You Like It'' is a pastoral Shakespearean comedy, comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 and first published in the First Folio in 1623. The play's first performance is uncertain, though a performance at Wil ...
The Chronicles of Narnia
''The Chronicles of Narnia'' is a series of seven portal fantasy novels by British author C. S. Lewis. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes and originally published between 1950 and 1956, the series is set in the fictional realm of Narnia (wor ...
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* Corin Wickes, a playable character from the video game ''
Zenless Zone Zero
''Zenless Zone Zero'' is a free-to-play action role-playing game developed and published by miHoYo (with publishing outside mainland China under HoYoverse, Cognosphere, d/b/a ''HoYoverse''). The game was released on Windows, iOS, Android (oper ...
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Corina
Corina is a female given name of Ancient Greece, ancient Greek origin, derived from κόρη (''korē'') meaning "girl, maiden".Korin (disambiguation)
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Coryn (name) Coryn is both a surname and a primarily feminine given name. The given name is a variation of the name Corina or Corinne (name), Corinne, which mean 'girl, maiden'. Notable people with the surname or given name include:
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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
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* Andrew Corran, bo ...
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Chorin (surname) Chorin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Aaron Chorin (1766–1844), Hungarian rabbi and religious reformer
* Alexandre Chorin (born 1938), American mathematician
* Ethan Chorin (born 1968), American Middle East and Africa ...