Entry № 1310 · Greek origin

Korinna Korinna — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ koh-RIN-nah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Greek

Meaning

"Greek poet who beat Pindar"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Greek)

The meaning

A name that means "greek poet who beat pindar".

Korinna (Κόριννα, 6th-5th c. BCE) was the Boeotian lyric poet from Tanagra — **said to have defeated Pindar in poetic competition five times**. Her fragments survive on papyri and quotation. Counted among the Nine Lyric Poetesses by Hellenistic scholars.

Featured in Pausanias's Description of Greece.

Greek poet who defeated Pindar five times.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Κόριννα

Transliteration: Kórinna
Pronunciation: / kəˈrɪn.ə /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Korinna stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Korinna · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Korinnas before her.

Real people

Korinna of Tanagra

Greek lyric poet.

6th-5th c. BCE

In fiction

Korinna

Featured in Pausanias.

2nd c. CE

Names connected to Korinna.

Numerology

The number behind Korinna.

The Seeker

Korinna reduces to seven — the number of Boeotian poet.

Parents on Korinna

Why families chose this name.

"Beat Pindar five times. Seven letters. Korinna."

Eleni · Mother of one · Tanagra