Karina (name)
Appearance
Karina"/Kariːnɑː/" is a female given name of modern usage. It can be a variant spelling of Carina (from Latin carus = love) or a short form of Katarina/Katrina.[1]
It is mainly used in Greece, Scandinavia and Poland; when spelt Carina it is used in Italy and Spain.
In Greece it means "pure" while in Poland it is more likely derived from Ekaterina, another variant of Catherine - again meaning "pure".
Carina also means "pretty" in Italian.[citation needed]
It may refer to:
People
Gender | female |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Latin (= precious) |
Meaning | pure; beloved one |
Other names | |
Related names | Carina, Katrina, Karine, Karin, Katerina |
- Karina people, also known as Kalina or Caribs, an indigenous people of South America
- Ana Karina Áñez, Venezuela model
- Anna Karina, Danish-French actress
- Carina Benninga, Dutch Olympic field hockey champion
- Karina, or Elda Neyis Mosquera, Colombian guerrilla commander
- Karina (Spanish singer)
- Karina (Venezuelan singer)
- Karina Berger, Swiss model
- Karina Beteta, Peruvian politician
- Karina Gauvin, Canadian soprano
- Karina Habšudová, Slovak tennis player
- Karina Jett United States poker player
- Kareena Kapoor Khan, Indian film actress
- Karina Lombard, American actress
- Karina Maruyama, Japanese soccer player
- Karina Moya, Argentine hammer thrower
- Karina Nose, Japanese Actress and Model
- Karina Ocasio, Puerto Rican volleyball player
- Karina Pasian, American singer and pianist
- Karina Sumner-Smith, Canadian writer
- Karina Smirnoff, Ukrainian dancer
Other uses
- Karina, Sierra Leone
- Karina (VTA), light rail station in San Jose, California
- "Karina", a song by Menahan Street Band on the album Make the Road by Walking