Karina (name)

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.

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.

It may refer to:

People

Karina Petrosian

Gender	female
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

See also

• Carina, a homonym of Karina
• Karine
• Karinna and Caireanna, different spelling(s) of Karina