Karin (given name)

Karin or Carin is a common feminine given name in various Germanic languages (geographically including Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Scandinavia, and Switzerland), and Estonia and Slovenia, 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 a superior spelling for Karen. The Japanese name Karin (花梨, かりん) means Chinese quince (Pseudocydonia sinensis), quince (Cydonia oblonga) or Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus) and is unrelated to the Western forms.

Karin

Gender	female
Language(s)	multiple
Origin
Meaning	pure
Other names
Related names	Katherine, Katrin, Karen, Karine, Karyn

In Thailand, it is written as กา ริน and read as 'karin'. However, in Thailand it is mainly used as a male name.

People

• Karin Aasma (born 1926-2012), Swedish art historian
• Karin Abma (born 1951), Dutch rower
• Karin Åhlin (1830–1899), Swedish educator
• Karin Albou (born 1968), French director
• Karin Alfredsson (born 1953), Swedish writer
• Karin Alvtegen (born 1965), Swedish writer of crime fiction
• Karin Andersen (born 1952), Norwegian politician
• Karin Dreijer (born 1975), Swedish singer
• Karin Barber (born 1949), British anthropologist and academic
• Karin Boye (1900–1941), Swedish poet and novelist
• Karin Du Rietz (1766–1788), Swedish Royal Guard
• Karin Enke (born 1961), German speed skater
• Carin Ersdotter (1814–1885), Swedish milkmaid.
• Karin Ersdotter (1829–1902) Swedish businesswoman.
• Karin Falck (born 1932), Swedish director.
• Karin Fossum (born 1954), Norwegian writer of crime fiction
• Karin Glenmark (born 1952), Swedish singer
• Karin Guthke (born 1956), German diver
• Karin Illgen (born 1941), German discus thrower
• Karin Jota (fl. 1350), Legendary Medieval Swedish female official of the court
• Karin Kjølbro (born 1944), Faroese politician
• Karin Knapp (born 1987), Italian tennis player
• Karin Kock-Lindberg (1891–1976), Swedish politician
• Karin Krog (born 1937), Norwegian jazz vocalist
• Karin Lannby (1916–2007), Swedish actress and spy
• Karin Lenzke (born 1936), German high jumper
• Karin Månsdotter (1550–1612), Queen of Sweden
• Karin McRobert, (born 1953) Australian basketball player
• Karin Kei Nagano (born 1998), American pianist
• Karin Ontiveros (born 1988), Mexican model and beauty queen
• Karin Rask (born 1979), Estonian actress
• Karin Rodrigues (born 1971), Brazilian volleyball player
• Karin Schnass (born 1980), Austrian mathematician
• Karin Shifrin, Romanian/Israeli Mezzo-Soprano
• Karin Smith (born 1955), American javelin thrower
• Karin Söder (1928–2015), Swedish politician
• Karin Stahre-Janson, Swedish ship captain
• Karin Tammaru (born 1971), Estonian actress
• Karin Viard (born 1966), French actress
• Karin Suzuragi (鈴羅木 かりん), Japanese manga artist
• Karin Yrvin (born 1970), Norwegian politician
• Karin Zielinski (born 1982), Peruvian musician

Fictional characters

• Karin (香燐), character in the Naruto anime/manga
• Karin Aoi (葵 かりん), a character in the manga series DNA²
• Karin Hanazono (花園 花鈴), eponymous character in the manga Kamichama Karin
• Karin Kanzuki (神月 かりん), character from the video game Street Fighter Alpha 3
• Karin Koenig (カレン・ケーニッヒ), character in the game Shadow Hearts: Covenant
• Karin Miyoshi (三好 夏凛), character in anime/manga Yuki Yuna is a Hero
• Karin Kurosaki (黒崎 夏梨), character in the anime/manga Bleach
• Karin Maaka (真紅 果林), protagonist of the anime/manga Chibi Vampire
• Karin Makunouchi (幕之内 花梨) or Kayla, character in anime/manga Fighting Foodons
• Karin Sasamori (笹森 花梨), character in the game To Heart 2
• Karin (Dragon Ball) (カリン), a character in Dragon Ball media
• Karin Saku (佐久 かりん), a character in Magical Trans!

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Karin
• All pages with titles containing Karin
• Karin (disambiguation)
• Karie (name)
• Karen (disambiguation)
• Karien
• Carin