Meanings
Origin
- Ancient GreekΚόρκῡρα
- LatinCorcȳra
- ItalianCurzola
- Serbo-CroatianKȏrčula
- EnglishKorčula
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Kȏrčula, from Italian Curzola, from Latin Corcȳra, from Ancient Greek Κόρκῡρα (Kórkūra), alternative form of Κέρκῡρα (Kérkūra, “Corfu”). The first Greek settlers to Korčula came from Corfu and named it Μέλαινα Κόρκυρα (Mélaina Kórkura, literally “Black Corfu”) after their homeland and in recognition of Korčula’s dark trees.
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Ancient Greek Μέλαινα Κόρκῡρα
- Μέλαινα Κόρκῡρα (Mélaina Kórkūra)island in Croatia
German Kurzel
- Kurzelisland in Croatia
Greek Κόρκυρα Μέλαινα, Κόρτσουλα
- Κόρκυρα Μέλαινα (Kórkyra Mélaina)island in Croatia
- Κόρτσουλα (Kórtsoula)island in Croatia
Italian Curzola
- Curzolaisland in Croatia
Japanese コルチュラ
- コルチュラ (Koruchura)island in Croatia
Korean 코르출라
- 코르출라 (Koreuchulla)island in Croatia
Latin Corcȳra Nigra
- Corcȳra Nigraisland in Croatia
Cite this entry
Korčula. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kor%C4%8Dula
“Korčula.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kor%C4%8Dula. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Korčula,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kor%C4%8Dula.
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