Corinna

Proper noun

Corinna

1. (historical) An ancient Greek poetess.
   • During this period he became acquainted with the poetess Corinna, who was likewiſe a ſtudent under Myrtis, and, Pauſanias ſays, was one of the moſt beautiful women of her time.1816, “Pindar”, in Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 2nd edition, volume 17, page 559
   • The most renowned poetess of ancient Greece, after Sappho, was Corinna, who came from a town in Boeotia named Tanagra.1999, David Mulroy, editor, Early Greek Lyric Poetry, page 167
2. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
   • When to her lute Corinna sings, / Her voice revives the leaden strings,1601, Thomas Campion, When to Her Lute Corinna Sings, A Book of Ayres, 2006, Jay Parini (editor), The Wadsworth Anthology of Poetry, page 614
3. A locality in Circular Head council area, Waratah-Wynyard council area and the West Coast council area, north western Tasmania, Australia.
4. A town and census-designated place therein, in Penobscot County, Maine, United States; derived from the female given name.
5. A township in Wright County, Minnesota, United States, named after Corinna, Maine.