English

Proper noun

Karina

1. A female given name of modern usage, a form of Karin (Catherine) long used in Scandinavia, or from Carina.

Czech

Proper noun

Karina f

1. A female given name, cognate to Karin and Karina.

Danish

Proper noun

Karina

1. A female given name derived from Katharina ( =Catherine).

Estonian

Proper noun

Karina

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

Faroese

Proper noun

Karina f

1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Karina: Karinuson
• daughter of Karina: Karinudóttir

Declension

Finnish

Proper noun

Karina

1. Essive singular form of Kari.

German

Proper noun

Karina

1. A female given name, variant of Karin.

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the end of the 19th century. From Swedish and Danish Karina.

Proper noun

Karina f

1. A female given name.

Related terms

• Karīna
• Katrīna

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, ISBN 5-7966-0278-0
• Population Register of Latvia: Karina was the only given name of 2735 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

Norwegian

Proper noun

Karina

1. A female given name derived from Katarina.

Slovak

Proper noun

Karina f

1. A female given name.

Spanish

Proper noun

Karina f

1. A female given name: alternative spelling of Carina.

Swedish

Proper noun

Karina

1. A female given name derived from Katarina.

Finnish

Noun

karina

1. Essive singular form of kari.

Anagrams

• arkina, Kaarin, kaarin, kairan, raakin

Tzotzil

Etymology

• Borrowing from Spanish cadena^[1].

Pronunciation

• (Zinacantán) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰäɾinä/

Noun

karina

1. chain

Synonyms

• (Colonial Tzotzil) ch'ojon tak'in

References

1. ↑ Laughlin, Robert M. (1975) The Great Tzotzil Dictionary of San Lorenzo Zinacantán. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.