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Greetings,
Here's the information we found about the name "Curisende" and other names in Troubadour songs.
There is a book which lists names used in troubadour songs. It is called "Proper Names in the Lyrics of the Troubadours" and is written by Frank M. Chambers. It was published by the University of North Carolina Press in 1971. It is somewhat tricky to use as a source, since it includes mythical names as well as real ones, but if you could find this book and pick some names from it, we could help you from there.
We were able to find a reference to "Corisende" as a "name from medieval romance" but we don't know whether it was used as a name by real people or not. If you can provide us with the place where you found the name, we may be able to determine whether it is an actual medieval name or not.
"Alisande" and "Melisande" are of different origin. "Alisande" is a variant of "Alexandra." "Melisande" derives from the Germanic name "Amalsuintha," and there are a number of other names which have the same "-suintha" ending.
There are many names which have "-suintha" or one its variant forms as their second element (1). They include:
The closest element we found to "Curi-" is "Cur-," which is rare element. It is theoretically possible that there was a Germanic name "Cursinda" which could have become "Cursande" in French, but this is extremely unlikely. We would recommend using a form of one of the actual names we found. If you would like a complete list, we would be happy to compile one and send it to you.
We hope this has been helpful. If we can be of further assistance, please let us know.
In service,
Alan Fairfax
Academy of S. Gabriel
(1) Morlet