Karin (given name)
| Karin | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Language(s) | Germanic languages |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | pure |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Katherine, Katrin, Karen, Karine |
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Karin or Carin is a common feminine given name in various Germanic languages (geographically including Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Scandinavia, and Switzerland), and in some French-speaking areas, as well as Japanese. In most of its Western forms, Karin was originally a Swedish form of Katherine, but in English speaking countries is usually thought of as merely a variant spelling for Karen. The Japanese name Karin is unrelated to the Western forms.
Karin may refer to:
People
- Karin Åhlin, Swedish educator
- Karin Alvtegen, Swedish writer of crime fiction
- Karin Dreijer Andersson, Swedish singer
- Karin Boye, Swedish poet and novelist
- Karin Du Rietz, Swedish Royal Guard
- Karin Enke, German speed skater
- Carin Ersdotter, Swedish milkmaid.
- Karin Fossum, Norwegian writer of crime fiction
- Karin Glenmark, Swedish singer
- Karin Illgen, German discus thrower
- Karin Jota, Legendary Medieval Swedish female official of the court
- Karin Kjølbro, Faroese politician
- Karin Knapp, Italian tennis player
- Karin Kock-Lindberg, Swedish politician
- Karin Krog, Norwegian jazz vocalist
- Karin Lannby, Swedish actress and spy
- Karin Månsdotter, Queen of Sweden
- Karin McRobert, (born 1953) Australian basketball player
- Karin Ontiveros, Mexican model and beauty queen
- Karin Rodrigues, Brazilian volleyball player
- Karin Shifrin, Romanian/Israeli Mezzo-Soprano
- Karin Smith, American javelin thrower
- Karin Söder, Swedish politician
- Karin Viard, French actress
- Karin Suzuragi, Japanese manga artist
- Karin Tinkelman, Israeli model, actress and a famous doctor
Fictional Characters
- Karin Uzumaki, one of the antagonists in the Naruto anime/manga.
- Karin Aoi, character in the anime DNA²
- Karin Hanazono, eponymous character in the manga Kamichama Karin
- Karin Kanzuki, character from the video game Street Fighter Alpha 3
- Karin Koenig, character in the game Shadow Hearts: Covenant
- Karin Kurosaki, character in the anime/manga Bleach
- Karin Maaka, protagonist of the anime/manga Chibi Vampire
- Karin Makunouchi or Kayla, character in anime/manga Fighting Foodons
- Karin Sasamori, character in the game To Heart 2
- Karin Ahlberg, mother of Agnes in the Swedish film, Show Me Love
See also
- Karin (disambiguation)
- Special:Allpages/Karin
- Karen (disambiguation)
- Carin
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