Corfu

Meaning

Proper Noun

• island Greece (country), one of the Ionian Islands. The ancient name is Corcyra, in Modern Greek Kérkira (Κέρκυρα).
• The capital of Corfu.

Origin

• From Italian Corfù, from Ancient Greek Κορυφώ, from κορυφή ("summit", "mountain peak"). Named after the twin peaks of the Old Fortress of Corfu.