Karin

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Karin

/ˈkærɪn/
/kəˈɹɪn/

Rhymes with -ɪn

Where it comes from

From Swedish Karin or Danish Karin, a medieval form of Katarina, ultimately from Ancient Greek Αἰκατερῑ́νη (Aikaterī́nē). See also Karen.

proper noun

A female given name from Danish [in turn from Ancient Greek Αἰκατερῑ́νη (Aikaterī́nē)], variant of Karen. US District Judge Karin Immergut on Saturday issued a ruling that temporarily prevented the Trump administration from federalizing and deploying Oregon National Guard troops to protect an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility that has been the focus of recent protests in Portland.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: caren, carmen, karen, karim, mrs, anna, carin, kārēn, karina, kārin, qarin, karene, karlene, karine, kari, karla

Translations

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name female given name from a Swedish form of Catherine

Français	Karine
Deutsch	Karin
עברית	קרין, קארין karín

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@misc{karin_2026,
  title = {Karin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/karin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}