Corisande

Greek

"chorus-singer"

Corisande Origin and Meaning

The name Corisande is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "chorus-singer".

Corisande is a very unusual, haunting choice, with the aura of medieval romance--it is found in early Spanish romantic tales, arriving in the English-speaking world in the nineteenth century.

'La belle Corisande' was the poetic name applied to Diane de Poitiers, the beautiful and powerful mistress of King Henry II—-Henri of Navarre-- of France.

Lady Corisande is the leading character in Benjamin Disraeli's 1870 novel Lothair, and, more recently, was heard in Annabel Davis-Goff's novel This Cold Country.

Corisande Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 914 on Nameberry

Corisande Popularity

• 914 Nameberry 2024

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Famous People Named Corisande

• Corisande Armandine Sophie Léonie Hélène de Gramont daughter of the 8th Duke of Gramont
• Corisande "Corise" de Gramont daughter of the 11th Duke of Gramont and Marguerite de Rothschild
• (Antoinette Corisande) Elisabeth de Gramont French writer and life partner of Natalie Clifford Barney; half,sister of Corise de Gramont
• Corisande Olivia Bennet daughter of Charles Bennet, 6th Earl of Tankerville
• La Belle Corisande nickname of Diane d'Andouins, Countess of Guiche; mistress of King Henri III of Navarre
• Corisande Albert daughter of documentary filmmaker Revel Guest

Corisande in Pop Culture

• Corisande lover of Florestan in Lully's 1684 opera 'Amadis'
• Lady Corisande in Disraeli's novel 'Lothair' (1870)
• English: "CORE ih,zand"