Karin name - Meaning of Karin
- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 8
- Usage
- Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Finnish, English, Greek
- Pronounced
- KAH-rin (German, Dutch) , KER-ən (English) , KAR-ən (English), KER-in
- Karin Meaning
- Swedish short form of Katherine. Karin is a variant of Katherine. Katherine originates in Greek language and means "chaste, pure". It has been one of the most popular feminine given names over centuries and with various spellings all around the world. Historically, it was a favourite name especially in Christian world. Katherine is the name of many saints, the most popular probably being Catherine of Alexandria, a 4th century martyr. It was also a popular name within royalty in different countries. The variant spelling Catherine is also very frequent.
Karin Related Names
Variants: Ina, Kaja, Carin (Swedish), Kaarina (Finnish), Karina, Kareena, Karyna, Carryn, Carynn, Carynne, Karine, Karryn
Diminutives: Karina, Carina (Swedish), Karina, Karine (Norwegian), Karina (Danish), Karina (German), Karina (English)
Other Languages: Aikaterine (Ancient Greek), Katalin, Kattalin (Basque), Katsiaryna (Belarusian), Katarin, Katell (Breton), Ekaterina, Katerina (Bulgarian), Caterina (Catalan), Ina, Kata, Katarina, Kate, Katica, Tina (Croatian), Kateřina, Katka (Czech), Kadri, Kaisa, Katariina, Kati, Katrin, Riina, Triinu (Estonian), Catherine (French), Nienke, Nine (Frisian), Catarina (Galician), Ekaterine, Eka (Georgian), Aikaterine, Katerina, Katina (Greek), Kakalina, Kalena (Hawaiian), Kateri (History), Kata, Katalin, Katalinka, Katarina, Kati, Kató, Kitti (Hungarian), Cáit, Caitlín, Caitlin, Caitria, Caitríona, Cathleen, Catrina, Catriona, Kathleen, Ríona (Irish), Catarina, Caterina, Rina (Italian), Katerina (Late Roman), Ina (Limburgish), Katrė, Kotryna (Lithuanian), Ekaterina, Katerina, Katina (Macedonian), Cateline (Medieval French), Catarina (Occitan), Karina, Kasia, Katarzyna (Polish), Catarina, Cátia (Portuguese), Ecaterina, Cătălina, Catina (Romanian), Ekaterina, Jekaterina, Yekaterina, Karina, Katenka, Katerina, Katia, Katya (Russian), Caitrìona, Catrina, Catriona (Scottish), Katarina (Serbian), Katarína, Katka (Slovak), Katarina, Katica, Katja (Slovene), Catalina (Spanish), Kateryna (Ukrainian), Cadi, Catrin (Welsh)
Karin Celebrities
Karin Bloemen - musician, Karin Boye - published author, Karin Michaelis - writer, Karin Plato - jazz artist, Karin Rick - writer, Karin Stephen - writer, Karin Struck - writer,
