Karin

See also karin, and karın

English

Etymology

From Swedish Karin, a medieval form of Katarina (“Catherine”). Also used as an English spelling variant of the much more common Karen.

Proper noun

Karin

1. A female given name.

Translations

female given name from a Swedish form of Catherine

Danish: Karin (da) Estonian: Karin (et) Finnish: Kaarina (fi) French: Karine (fr)

German: Karin (de) Norwegian: Karin (no) Swedish: Karin (sv)

See also

• Carina

Anagrams

• Kiran

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Danish

Etymology

Medieval variant of Katrine, today often considered Swedish. Cognate with Danish Karen.

Proper noun

Karin

1. A female given name.

References

• [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 20 500 females with the given name Karin have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1950s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.

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Estonian

Proper noun

Karin

1. A female given name, from a Scandinavian variant of Katariina (“Catherine”).

See also

• Kaarin

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German

Proper noun

Karin

1. A female given name of Swedish origin.

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Japanese

Proper noun

Karin (hiragana かりん)

1. A female given name

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Norwegian

Etymology

Medieval variant of Katrine, today often considered Swedish.

Proper noun

Karin

1. A female given name.

Related terms

• Kari

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
• [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 13 533 females with the given name Karin living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.

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Swedish

Alternative forms

• Carin

Etymology

A contraction of Katarina. First recorded in Sweden in 1460.

Proper noun

Karin

1. A female given name.

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
• [3] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 162 881 females with the given name Karin living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1950s. Accessed on May 19th, 2011.