DH and I are strongly considering [name]Corinna[/name]/[name]Corrina[/name] for a hypothetical daughter. My only problem is how to spell it. We’re looking for the “co-REEN-uh” pronunciation, and I’ve found that both [name]Corinna[/name] and [name]Corrina[/name] can achieve that (according to Behind the Name and a poll I conducted on another message board)…although I know that there will probably be some pronunciation and spelling issues anyway. We’re inspired by [name]Bob[/name] [name]Dylan[/name]'s “[name]Corrina[/name], [name]Corrina[/name],” so there’s a point for that spelling, but I think the [name]Corinna[/name] spelling is slightly prettier. Plus the original Greek name is actually (K)[name]Corinna[/name], and pronounced “co-REEN-uh.”
So, in your opinion, which spelling for “co-REEN-uh”? [name]Corinna[/name]…or…[name]Corrina[/name]?
I would spell it [name]Corinna[/name]. My only reasoning is that [name]Corrina[/name] is listed as a variant of [name]Corinna[/name] and I tend to prefer the “original” version of names, if that makes sense. Either way, its a pretty name.
Well if it were me I would pronounce them like this:
[name]Corrina[/name]= [name]Cor[/name]-REEN-uh
[name]Corinna[/name]= [name]Cor[/name]-[name]RIN[/name]-uh
I would probably spell it [name]Corina[/name] if it were me. It looks much simpler and prettier to me.
[name]Corinna[/name] is my fave spelling and you can pronounce it [name]Cor[/name]-[name]RIN[/name]-uh. That’s the way this spelling looks to me! It’s very pretty!
If you’re inspired by [name]Bob[/name] [name]Dylan[/name]'s song, then name her after the song. [name]Corrina[/name].
Clearly, [name]Corrina[/name] is more likely to be pronounced “Co-[name]REE[/name]-nah” vs. [name]Corinna[/name] obviously being pronounced “Co-RINN-ah”.
My wife and I named our daughter [name]Corrina[/name] after the same song, but more [name]Leo[/name] Kottke’s adaptation: Leo Kottke - Corrina, Corrina - YouTube
I actually much prefer the look of [name]Corina[/name]. I also think it’s the best way to get the long ‘ee’ sound, and looks nicer than [name]Corrina[/name].
The double ‘n’ in [name]Corinna[/name] makes it look like [name]Cor[/name]-[name]RIN[/name]-uh, for sure.
