Corrie
See also: corrie
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɒɹi/
- Rhymes: -ɒɹi
Etymology 1
From Scottish Gaelic coire (“cauldron, boiler; corrie”), which denotes a bowl-shaped geographical feature similar to a cirque.
Alternative forms
- (surname): Corry
Proper noun
Corrie (countable and uncountable, plural Corries)
- A village in the isle of Arran, in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS0242).
- A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- A male given name transferred from the surname, of occasional usage.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Corrie is the 26362nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 926 individuals. Corrie is most common among White (87.69%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Corrie”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 370.
Proper noun
Corrie
- A diminutive of the female given names Cora or Corinne, or borrowed from the Dutch pet form of Cornelia.
Etymology 3
Diminutive from Coronation Street + -ie.
Proper noun
Corrie
- (British, informal) Abbreviation of Coronation Street, a soap opera.
- 1989 May 20, Stephen Silk, “Campus: All change for housing”, in The Times, page 34:
- It all seems to take place in the hiatus between Neighbours and “Brookie”, “Corrie” or EastEnders.
- 2012, Ellie Irving, Billie Templar's War, Random House (The Bodley Head):
- Linda lives next door and is dead mumsy, even though she's no one's mum, 'cos she cooks my tea sometimes and lets me watch EastEnders on her massive plasma TV, even though she says I should 'stay true to my Northern Roots' and watch Corrie.
Dutch
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.ri/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Cor‧rie
Derived terms
- sorry, mijn naam is Corrie
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