Karina
See also: Appendix:Variations of "karina"
English
Proper noun
Karina
- A female given name from Ancient Greek of modern usage, a form of Karin (Catherine) long used in Scandinavia, or from Carina.
Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkarɪna]
Proper noun
Karina f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Karin or Karina
Declension
Declension of Karina (hard feminine)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Karina | Kariny |
| genitive | Kariny | Karin |
| dative | Karině | Karinám |
| accusative | Karinu | Kariny |
| vocative | Karino | Kariny |
| locative | Karině | Karinách |
| instrumental | Karinou | Karinami |
Danish
Proper noun
Karina
- a female given name derived from Katharina ( =Catherine)
Estonian
Proper noun
Karina
- a female given name, variant of Katariina
Faroese
Proper noun
Karina f
- a female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Karina: Karinuson
- daughter of Karina: Karinudóttir
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | |
| nominative | Karina |
| accusative | Karinu |
| dative | Karinu |
| genitive | Karinu |
Finnish
Proper noun
Karina
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English Karina, a variant of French Karine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.ʁi.na/
Proper noun
Karina f
- a female given name from English or Ancient Greek
German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Karina
- a female given name, variant of Karin
Indonesian
Etymology
Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin carīna (“the keel of a ship”)
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kaˈrina/ [kaˈri.na]
- Rhymes: -ina
- Syllabification: Ka‧ri‧na
- Homophone: karina
Proper noun
Karina
- (astronomy) Carina: A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the keel of a ship. It contains the star Canopus, the second brightest star in the night sky. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis
Further reading
- “Karina” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Latvian
Etymology
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the end of the 19th century. From Swedish and Danish Karina.
Proper noun
Karina f
- a female given name
Related terms
References
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- [1] Population Register of Latvia: Karina was the only given name of 2735 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
Norwegian
Proper noun
Karina
- a female given name derived from Katarina
Slovak
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkarina/
Proper noun
Karina f (genitive singular Kariny, nominative plural Kariny, declension pattern of žena)
- a female given name
Declension
Declension of Karina
Derived terms
- Karinka
Further reading
- “Karina”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈɾina/ [kaˈɾi.na]
- Rhymes: -ina
- Syllabification: Ka‧ri‧na
Proper noun
Karina f
- a female given name, variant of Carina
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka²riːna/
Audio: (file) - Homophone: Carina
Proper noun
Karina c (genitive Karinas)
- a diminutive of the female given name Katarina and elaboration of Karin