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Meaning

The name Karin has the following meaning:

Pure. This is one of the oldest recorded names in history, and it originates from the Greek language. Many variations (such as Catherine) have been coined from this name and almost every Western country has their own version of it. It has retained its popularity throughout the years and even now, it still beats other new names to be one of the most popular names in both England and America.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Karin is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Karin in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Origins

The name Karin is very likely a(n) German variant of the name Katherine. See other suggested German girl baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Katherine.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Karin and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Karin: Boys - Damary, Geo, Girls - Cassandra, Delia, Dessa, Moira, Phyllis, Both genders - Agnes, Alpha, Andra, Andrew, Angel, Barbara

Variants

The name Karin is a variant of Katherine. Other popular variants of the name Katherine are: Catalin, Catalina (Spanish), Catharine, Catherine (French), Catheryn, Cathleen, Cathline, Cathrine (Scandinavian), Cathryn (English), Karin (German), Katarina, Kate (English), Kath (Nickname), Katharina (German), Katharine (German), Kathereen, Katheryn (English), Kathi (English), Kathie (English), Kathleen (Irish), Kathryn (English), Kathy (English), Katrine, Kitty (English)

Style

We think the name Karin should fall under the following style category: Everlasting.

See other Everlasting girl names

Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Karin to be: An old-fashioned, sweet, motherly woman

In one word, you might describe Karin as a(n) "motherly" person.

See other "motherly" names for girls.

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Famous persons

See the meaning of Katherine for names of some famous persons with the name Karin or Katherine (or their variants).
Katherine (37)
Kaylee (51)
Kimberly (61)
Katie (105)
Kennedy (123)
Kiara (159)
Karina (181)
Karla (193)
Kyla (199)
Kyra (212)
Kayley
Kailey
Karila
Kandiss
Kourtney
Kyrstin
Kaylan
Kia
Kalynn
Kylin
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