Gender Feminine
Usage French
Pronounced Pron. KA-REEN  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

French form of Carina 1. It can also function as a short form of Catherine, via Swedish Karin.

Related Names

VariantKarine
Other Languages & CulturesKaterina(Albanian) Aikaterine(Ancient Greek) Katalin, Kattalin(Basque) Karyna, Katsiaryna(Belarusian) Katarin, Katell(Breton) Ekaterina, Katerina, Katina(Bulgarian) Caterina(Catalan) Catalina(Corsican) Kata, Katarina, Kate, Katica, Tina(Croatian) Karin, Kateřina, Katka(Czech) Karin, Karina, Caja, Carina, Cathrine, Catrine, Ina, Kaja, Karen, Katarina, Katharina, Kathrine, Katrine, Trine(Danish) Karin, Catharina, Cato, Ina, Katinka, Katrien, Katrijn, Rina, Rini, Riny, Tina, Tineke, Trijntje(Dutch) Cara, Carina, Karina, Cat, Cate, Catharine, Catherin, Catherina, Catherine, Cathryn, Cathy, Kae, Kaety, Kara, Karaugh, Karen, Kat, Kate, Katee, Katey, Katharine, Katharyn, Katherina, Katherine, Katheryn, Katheryne, Kathi, Kathie, Kathryn, Kathy, Katie, Katrina, Katy, Kay, Kaye, Kit, Kitty, Trina(English) Karin, Kadi, Kadri, Kai, Kaia, Kaidi, Kaisa, Kaja, Katariina, Kati, Katrin, Riin, Riina, Triin, Triinu(Estonian) Kaarina, Karin, Iina, Kaija, Kaisa, Kata, Katariina, Kati, Katri, Katriina, Riina(Finnish) Katelijn, Katelijne(Flemish) Nienke, Nine, Nynke(Frisian) Catarina, Catuxa(Galician) Ekaterine, Eka(Georgian) Carina, Karin, Karina, Carina, Cathrin, Catrin, Ina, Karen, Katarina, Katarine, Katharina, Katharine, Käthe, Katherina, Kathrin, Katinka, Katrin(German) Aikaterini, Ekaterini, Kaiti, Katerina, Katina, Keti(Greek) Kakalina(Hawaiian) Kateri(History) Kata, Katalin, Katalinka, Kati, Katica, Katinka, Kató, Kitti(Hungarian) Karen, Katrín(Icelandic) Cáit, Caitlín, Caitlin, Caitria, Caitríona, Cathleen, Catriona, Kathleen, Katriona, Ríona, Tríona(Irish) Caterina, Rina(Italian) Carina, Katerina(Late Roman) Karīna, Karina, Ina, Katrīna(Latvian) Katrė, Kotryna(Lithuanian) Ekaterina, Katerina, Katina(Macedonian) Cateline(Medieval French) Karin, Karina, Karine, Carina, Cathrine, Catrine, Ina, Kaia, Kaja, Karen, Kari, Katarina, Katharina, Kathrine, Katrine(Norwegian) Catarina(Occitan) Karina, Kasia, Katarzyna(Polish) Carina, Catarina(Portuguese) Ecaterina, Cătălina, Catina, Catrinel(Romanian) Ekaterina, Jekaterina, Karina, Yekaterina, Katenka, Katerina, Katia, Katya, Katyusha(Russian) Caderina(Sardinian) Catrina, Catriona, Katrina, Katriona(Scottish) Caitrìona(Scottish Gaelic) Katarina(Serbian) Katarína, Katka(Slovak) Karin, Ina, Inja, Kaja, Katarina, Katica(Slovene) Katarina(Sorbian) Carina, Karina, Catalina, Lina(Spanish) Katalina(Spanish (Latin American)) Karin, Karina, Katharina, Cajsa, Carin, Carina, Catharina, Cathrine, Catrine, Ina, Kaja, Kajsa, Katarina, Katrin, Tina(Swedish) Karyna, Kateryna(Ukrainian) Cadi, Catrin(Welsh)

Popularity

People think this name is

upper class   wholesome   delicate   refined   strange   simple   serious  

Name Days

France: November 7

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Entry updated July 2, 2017