"Corrie" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈkɒɹi/ Forms: Corries [plural], Corry [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɒɹi Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic coire (“cauldron, boiler; corrie”), which denotes a bowl-shaped geographical feature similar to a cirque. Etymology templates: {{der|en|gd|coire||cauldron, boiler; corrie}} Scottish Gaelic coire (“cauldron, boiler; corrie”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Corrie (countable and uncountable, plural Corries)
  1. A village in the isle of Arran, in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS0242). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in North Ayrshire, Scotland, Places in Scotland, Villages in North Ayrshire, Scotland, Villages in Scotland
    Sense id: en-Corrie-en-name-CfMWCHAe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Nicknames Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 5 15 28 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 41 6 19 22 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 44 11 15 22 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 7 14 26 4 Disambiguation of Nicknames: 59 5 15 18 4
  2. A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Corrie-en-name-dxCmrX5x Categories (other): English surnames
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname, of occasional usage. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Corrie-en-name-1SG-oKx4 Categories (other): English given names, English male given names
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈkɒɹi/
Rhymes: -ɒɹi Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Corrie
  1. A diminutive of the female given names Cora or Corinne, or borrowed from the Dutch pet form of Cornelia.
    Sense id: en-Corrie-en-name-mgVI6knM Categories (other): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

IPA: /ˈkɒɹi/
Rhymes: -ɒɹi Etymology: Diminutive from Coronation Street + -ie. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Coronation Street|ie}} Coronation Street + -ie Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Corrie
  1. (British, informal) Abbreviation of Coronation Street, a soap opera. Tags: British, abbreviation, alt-of, informal Alternative form of: Coronation Street (extra: a soap opera)
    Sense id: en-Corrie-en-name-C~1N-nKu Categories (other): British English, English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of English links with redundant alt parameters: 22 4 9 10 54 Disambiguation of English links with redundant wikilinks: 25 4 9 12 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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