Karin
English
    
    Etymology
    
From Swedish Karin or Danish Karin, a medieval form of Katarina, ultimately from Ancient Greek Αἰκατερῑ́νη (Aikaterī́nē). See also Karen.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈkærɪn/, /kəˈɹɪn/, or like Karen
Proper noun
    
Karin
- A female given name from Danish [in turn from Ancient Greek Αἰκατερῑ́νη (Aikaterī́nē)], variant of Karen.
Translations
    
Danish
    
    
Estonian
    
    
See also
    
Faroese
    
    Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰɛaːɹɪn/
- Rhymes: -ɛaːɹɪn
Usage notes
    
Matronymics
- son of Karin: Karinarson
- daughter of Karin: Karinardóttir
Declension
    
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Karin | 
| Accusative | Karina | 
| Dative | Karini | 
| Genitive | Karinar | 
French
    
    
German
    
    
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈkaːʁɪn/, /ˈkaːʁiːn/
- Audio - (file) 
Proper noun
    
Karin f (genitive Karins, or with an article Karin)
- a female given name, popular in Germany from the 1930s to the 1960s
Swedish
    
    Alternative forms
    
Etymology
    
A contraction of Katarina. First recorded in Sweden in 1460.
Pronunciation
    
- Audio - (file) 
Derived terms
    
- Karina (elaboration)
Descendants
    
References
    
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 162 881 females with the given name Karin living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1950s. Accessed on May 19th, 2011.
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