Karin
English
Etymology
From Swedish Karin or Danish Karin, a medieval form of Katarina, ultimately from Ancient Greek Αἰκατερῑ́νη (Aikaterī́nē). See also Karen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkærɪn/, /kəˈɹɪn/, or like Karen
- Rhymes: -ɪn
Proper noun
Karin
- A female given name from Danish [in turn from Ancient Greek Αἰκατερῑ́νη (Aikaterī́nē)], variant of Karen.
- 2025 October 6, Michael Williams, “Who is Karin Immergut, the Trump-appointed judge who ruled against his push to deploy troops in Oregon?”, in CNN[1]:
- US District Judge Karin Immergut on Saturday issued a ruling that temporarily prevented the Trump administration from federalizing and deploying Oregon National Guard troops to protect an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility that has been the focus of recent protests in Portland.
Translations
female given name from a Swedish form of Catherine
See also
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
Medieval variant of Katrine, today often considered Swedish. Cognate with Danish Karen.
Proper noun
Karin
- a female given name
References
- [2] 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
- a female given name, from a Scandinavian variant of Katariina (“Catherine”)
See also
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰɛaːɹɪn/
- Rhymes: -ɛaːɹɪn
Proper noun
Karin f
- a female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
- Karin's son: Karinarson
- Karin's daughter: Karinardóttir
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | |
| nominative | Karin |
| accusative | Karina |
| dative | Karini |
| genitive | Karinar |
French
Proper noun
Karin f
- a female given name, less common form of Karine
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Karin f (genitive Karins, or with an article Karin)
- a female given name, popular in Germany from the 1930s to the 1960s
Japanese
Romanization
Karin
Norwegian
Etymology
Medieval variant of Katrine, today often considered Swedish.
Proper noun
Karin
- a female given name
Related terms
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- [3] 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.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Karin c (genitive Karins)
- a female given name
Derived terms
- Karina (elaboration)
Descendants
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- [4] 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.