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Possibly derived from the Greek elements κορη (kore) "maiden" and ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος). This name is found in the medieval Spanish romantic tales of Amadis, and has been used in the English-speaking world since the 19th century.

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- ‘La belle Corisande’ was the name given to one of Henri of Navarre’s mistresses – her real name was Diane d’Andoins, but the history books usually call her Corisande.

- Born in 1820, the Countess of Malmesbury was called Corisande.

- The Duc de Gramont chose it for his daughter in the 1780s.

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There is a character named Corisande in:
- Benjamin Disraeli’s play "Lothair" (1870).
- Charlotte Turner Smith "The Letters of a Solitary Wanderer: The Story of Corisande" (1801).
- Annabel Davis-Goff's novel "This Cold Country" (2003).