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Clorinda

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Pronounced kloh-RIN-duh /kloʊˈrɪn.də/Medium

Meaning: Clorinda is a literary name, famous as the warrior heroine of Torquato Tasso's epic Jerusalem Delivered (1581). It most likely blends the Greek chloros ('green, fresh, verdant') with the pretty -inda/-linda ending, giving a poetic 'fresh, green' sense rather than a single documented root.Low

In 30 seconds: Clorinda is a literary name, the warrior heroine of Tasso's epic, likely blending Greek 'green, fresh' with a -linda ending. A vintage American rarity (said 'kloh-RIN-duh').

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Origin LowGreek, Literary

MeaningClorinda is a literary name, famous as the warrior heroine of Torquato Tasso's epic Jerusalem Delivered (1581). It most likely blends the Greek chloros ('green, fresh, verdant') with the pretty -inda/-linda ending, giving a poetic 'fresh, green' sense rather than a single documented root.

U.S. rank (1992)#13729 ↘ Falling

1992 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1923

Total births (all-time)≈ 1,310

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Clorinda is above all a literary name, borne by the warrior heroine of Torquato Tasso's Italian epic Jerusalem Delivered (1581) and echoed in pastoral poetry thereafter. Its form most likely joins the Greek chloros ('green, fresh, verdant') to the graceful -inda ending, giving a poetic sense of freshness; we present that reading while noting it is a coined, literary blend rather than a single-rooted name.

In America it was always rare — a few dozen girls a year at its faint peak in the nineteen-twenties — and it faded across the century into disuse. It reads as an ornate, old-fashioned literary name; while some -inda names have modern echoes, Clorinda itself has stayed obscure and antique.

Did you know? Clorinda is the fierce Saracen warrior-woman of Torquato Tasso's sixteenth-century epic Jerusalem Delivered, a role so vivid it inspired operas and kept the name alive in later centuries.

Overall data confidence 45%

References — Clorinda — literary name (Tasso, Jerusalem Delivered); likely Greek chloros + -inda

Variations

ClarindaKlorindaChlorinda

Nicknames

CloRindaCora

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Clorinda mean?

Clorinda is a literary name likely blending the Greek chloros ('green, fresh') with a -linda ending; it is best read as a poetic coinage.

How do you pronounce Clorinda?

It's said kloh-RIN-duh /kloʊˈrɪn.də/ — three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Clorinda a boy or girl name?

Clorinda is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Clorinda?

Clorinda has always been rare in the U.S., an ornate literary name most seen in the early twentieth century.