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

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Anagrams


Danish

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Karin

  1. A female given name.

References

  • 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.

Estonian

Proper noun

Karin

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

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Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰɛaːɹɪn/
  • Rhymes: -ɛaːɹɪn

Proper noun

Karin f

  1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Karin: Karinarson
  • daughter of Karin: Karinardóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Karin
Accusative Karina
Dative Karini
Genitive Karinar

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Karin.

Proper noun

Karin

  1. A female given name.

Usage notes

Popular in Germany from the 1930s to the 1960s.


Japanese

Romanization

Karin

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かりん

Norwegian

Etymology

Medieval variant of Katrine, today often considered Swedish.

Proper noun

Karin

  1. A female given name.

References

  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
  • 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.

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Karin c (genitive Karins)

  1. A female given name.

References

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