corrie
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corrie¹
- /ˈkɒɹi/ UK
Rhymes with -ɒɹi
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic coire.
Corrie²
- /ˈkɒɹi/
Rhymes with -ɒɹi
Where it comes from
From Scottish Gaelic coire (“cauldron, boiler; corrie”), which denotes a bowl-shaped geographical feature similar to a cirque.
proper noun Corries · Corry
- 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.
Corrie³
- /ˈkɒɹi/
Rhymes with -ɒɹi
proper noun
- A diminutive of the female given names Cora and Corinne, or borrowed from the Dutch pet form of Cornelia.
Corrie⁴
- /ˈkɒɹi/
Rhymes with -ɒɹi
Where it comes from
Diminutive from Coronation Street + -ie.
proper noun
- Abbreviation of Coronation Street, a soap opera. It all seems to take place in the hiatus between Neighbours and “Brookie”, “Corrie” or EastEnders.
Translations
Talk about this word "corrie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/corrie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. corrie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/corrie "corrie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/corrie.Cite this
@misc{corrie_2026,
title = {corrie},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/corrie},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
