Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. /ˈkɑː.rɪn/ (Swedish) /ˈkaː.ʁiːn/ (German) /ˈkaː.rɪn/ (Dutch) /ˈkɑ.rin/ (Finnish) [key ·simplify]
Meaning & History
Swedish short form of Katherine.
Related Names
VariantsCarin, Carina, Ina, Kaja, Karina (Swedish) Karina, Karine (Norwegian) Karina (Danish) Karina (German) Kaarina (Finnish)
Other Languages & CulturesKaterina (Albanian) Aikaterine (Ancient Greek) Katalin, Kattalin (Basque) Karyna, Katsiaryna (Belarusian) Katarin, Katell (Breton) Ekaterina, Katerina, Katia, Katina, Katya (Bulgarian) Caterina (Catalan) Catalina (Corsican) Kata, Katarina, Kate, Katica, Katja, Tina (Croatian) Karina, Caitlin, Caren, Caryn, Cat, Cate, Catharine, Catherin, Catherina, Catherine, Cathie, Cathleen, Cathryn, Cathy, Catrina, Kae, Kaety, Karen, Karena, Karyn, Kat, Kate, Katee, Katey, Katharine, Katharyn, Katherina, Katherine, Katheryn, Katheryne, Kathi, Kathie, Kathleen, Kathryn, Kathy, Katie, Katrina, Katy, Kay, Kaye, Kerena, Kit, Kittie, Kitty, Trina (English) Katelijn, Katelijne (Flemish) Carine, Karine, Catherine, Katia (French) Niene, Nienke, Nine, Nynke (Frisian) Catarina, Catuxa (Galician) Eka, Ekaterine (Georgian) Aikaterini, Ekaterini, Kaiti, Katerina, Katina, Keti (Greek) Kakalina, Kalena (Hawaiian) Kateri (History) Kata, Katalin, Katalinka, Kati, Katica, Katinka, Kató, Kitti (Hungarian) Karen, Katrín (Icelandic) Cáit, Caitlín, Caitlin, Caitria, Caitríona, Cathleen, Catriona, Kathleen, Katriona, Ríona, Tríona (Irish) Caterina, Catia, Katia, Katiuscia, Rina (Italian) Katerina (Late Roman) Karīna, Karina, Ina, Katrīna, Keita, Ketija, Kitija (Latvian) Katrė, Kotryna (Lithuanian) Ekaterina, Katerina, Katina (Macedonian) Cateline (Medieval French) Kataraina (Māori) Catarina (Occitan) Karina, Kasia, Katarzyna (Polish) Catarina, Cátia (Portuguese) Cătălina, Catina, Catrinel, Ecaterina (Romanian) Karina, Ekaterina, Jekaterina, Katenka, Katerina, Katia, Katya, Katyusha, Yekaterina (Russian) Caderina (Sardinian) Catrina, Catriona, Katrina, Katriona (Scottish) Caitrìona (Scottish Gaelic) Katarina (Serbian) Katarina (Sorbian) Karina, Catalina, Lina (Spanish) Katalina, Katiuska (Spanish (Latin American)) Karyna, Kateryna, Katia, Katya (Ukrainian) Cadi, Catrin (Welsh)
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Entry updated May 26, 2026