Carina

See also: carina

English

Etymology 1

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

• Catalan: Quilla (ca) f, Carena (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 船底座 (syun⁴ dai² zo⁶)

  Mandarin: 船底座 (zh) (Chuándǐzuò)

• Esperanto: Kareno
• Estonian: Kiil
• Finnish: Köli (fi)
• French: Carène (fr) f
• Galician: Carena (gl)
• German: Schiffskiel (de) m
• Indonesian: Karina
• Irish: an Chíle f
• Japanese: 竜骨座 (ja) (Ryūkotsuza), りゅうこつ座 (ja) (Ryūkotsuza)
• Korean: 용골(龍骨)자리 (Yonggoljari)
• Malay: Lunas
• Polish: Kil (pl) m
• Portuguese: Quilha (pt)
• Russian: Киль (ru) (Kilʹ)
• 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 from Latin occasionally used in English.

Translations

female given name

• Polish: Karina (pl) f
• Portuguese: Carina (pt) f

Etymology 3

Unknown.

Proper noun

Carina

1. A locality in the Rural City of Mildura, north western Victoria, Australia

Proper noun

Carina

1. Alternative form of Kari'na.

Anagrams

• Ancira, Arican, Carian, Ciaran, acinar, arnica, crania, narica

Danish

Proper noun

Carina

1. a female given name, variant of Karina

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ʁi.na/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Proper noun

Carina f

1. a female given name, variant of Karina

German

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Carina

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Carina

Latin

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kaˈriː.na]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [kaˈriː.na]

Proper noun

Carīna m sg (genitive Carīnae); first declension

1. a town in Phrygia, mentioned by Pliny
2. A mountain of Crete

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Carīna
genitive	Carīnae
dative	Carīnae
accusative	Carīnam
ablative	Carīnā
vocative	Carīna
locative	Carīnae

References

• “Carina”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• Carine, Karina, Karine

Etymology

A spelling variant of Karina, a newer form of Katrina, ultimately from Ancient Greek Αἰκατερίνη (Aikaterínē, “female given name”). The original meaning is uncertain, though the name was early associated with καθαρός (katharós, “pure”). Alternatively, Carina may derive from the Latin name Cara, from the feminine form cara (“dear, beloved”) of carus (“dear, beloved”).

Compare Danish Carina and Swedish Carina (“female given name”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈriː.na/
• Rhymes: -iːna
• Homophone: Karina
• Hyphenation: Ca‧ri‧na

Proper noun

Carina

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Carina, chiefly a spelling variant of Karina

Usage notes

• The popularity of Carina in Norway increased during the second half of the twentieth century, probably partly through Swedish influence.

Statistics

• According to Statistics Norway, 2,556 women in Norway had Carina as their sole or first given name as of 31 December 2025.

References

• “Carina”, Nordic Names.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Karina

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin carus.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈɾĩ.nɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈɾi.nɐ/, /kaˈɾi.nɐ/

• Hyphenation: Ca‧ri‧na
• Homophone: Karina
• Rhymes: -inɐ

Proper noun

Carina f (plural Carinas)

1. a female given name

Derived terms

• Carine

Spanish

Alternative forms

• Karina (given name)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈɾina/ [kaˈɾi.na]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: Ca‧ri‧na

Proper noun

Carina f

1. a female given name
2. (astronomy) Carina (constellation)

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka²riːna/

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• Homophone: Karina

Proper noun

Carina c (genitive Carinas)

1. a female given name

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• [1] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 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.