Corrin (surname)
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Corrin is a surname of Manx origin. It is a contraction of MacCorran or McCorryn, an anglicised form of the Gaelic MacTorin, meaning "son of Thórfinnr" (from Thórr the name of the Scandinavian thunder god + the ethnic designation Finnr).[2]
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Language(s) | Gaelic |
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Meaning | "Son of Thórfinnr'" |
Region of origin | Isle of Man/Scotland/Ireland |
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Variant form(s) | Makory, MacTorin, MacKoury, MacToryn, McThoryngt, M'Corrane, M'Corrin, McCorryn, McCoryn, McCorrin, McCorran, MacOran, Corean, Corran, Corine |
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The earliest form was first documented on the Isle of Man as MacThorin/MacThoryngt and later rendered as either MacCorran or McCorryn, and later reduced as Corrane and Corrin. This name first appeared in Manx Gaelic on the Isle of Man sometime pre-13th century.[1]