English

Proper noun

Karin

1. A female given name.

Translations

See also

• Carina

Anagrams

• Kiran

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”).

See also

• Kaarin

Faroese

Proper noun

Karin f

1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

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

Declension

German

Proper noun

Karin

1. A female given name of Swedish origin.

Japanese

Romanization

Karin

1. rōmaji reading of かりん

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
• 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

• 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
• 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.

Finnish

Noun

karin

1. Genitive singular form of kari.

Anagrams

• arkin, crackin, rakin, ranki, rikan, rikšan