Carina

See also carina

English

Etymology 1

Wikipedia

Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin carīna (“the keel of a ship”)

Proper noun

Carina

1. (astronomy) A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the keel of a ship. It contains the star Canopus, the second brightest star in the night sky. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis.

Derived terms

• Carinae

Translations

constellation

• Finnish: Köli (fi)
• French: Carène f
• German: Schiffskiel m

• Malay: Lunas (ms)
• Russian: Киль
• Spanish: Carina (es)

See also

• Argo
• Argo Navis
• Puppis
• Pyxis
• Vela

Etymology 2

Name of a fourth century martyr, feminine of Latin carinus, derivative of carus "beloved"; also a latinization of Karina and Karin (= Catherine) in northern Europe.

Proper noun

Carina

1. A female given name occasionally used in English.

Anagrams

• acinar
• arnica
• Carian
• Ciaran
• crania

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Danish

Proper noun

Carina

1. A female given name, variant of Karina.

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German

Proper noun

Carina

1. A female given name, cognate to the English Carina.

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Carina

1. A female given name, variant of Karina.

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Swedish

Alternative forms

• Karina

Etymology

Latinate form of Karin. Can also be associated with Latin Carina. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1877.

Proper noun

Carina

1. A female given name.

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
• [1] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 46 821 females with the given name Carina living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.