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 an alternate spelling for Karen.
The Japanese name Karin (è±梨, ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂ) means Chinese quince (Pseudocydonia sinensis), quince (Cydonia oblonga) or Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus) and is unrelated to the Western forms.
In Thailand, it is written as à ¸Âà ¸² à ¸£à ¸´à ¸ and read as 'karin'. However, in Thailand it is mainly used as a male name.
People
- Karin Aasma (1926âÂÂ2012), Estonian-Swedish art historian
- Karin Abma (born 1951), Dutch rower
- Karin Adelmund (1949âÂÂ2005), Dutch politician
- Karin Adelsköld (born 1973), Swedish comedian and television presenter
- Karin Ageman (1899âÂÂ1950), Swedish artist
- Karin Ahlbäck, Finnish Scouting activist
- Karin ÃÂ
hlin (1830âÂÂ1899), Swedish educator
- Karin Ahrland (1931âÂÂ2019), Swedish politician and diplomat
- 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 Ann (born 2002), Slovak singer and songwriter
- Karin Arrhenius (born 1972), Swedish screenwriter
- Karin Baal (1940âÂÂ2024), German film actress
- Karin Barber (born 1949), British anthropologist and academic
- Karin Boye (1900âÂÂ1941), Swedish poet and novelist
- Karin Karinna Bühler (born 1974), Swiss visual artist
- Karin Dahmen (born 1969), German physicist
- Karin Dreijer (born 1975), Swedish singer
- Karin Du Rietz (1766âÂÂ1788), Swedish Royal Guard
- Karin Enke (born 1961), German speed skater
- Karin Ersdotter (1829âÂÂ1902) Swedish businesswoman.
- Karin Falck (born 1932), Swedish director.
- Karin Fossum (born 1954), Norwegian writer of crime fiction
- Karin Franken, Dutch animal rights advocate working in Indonesia
- Karin Glenmark (born 1952), Swedish singer
- Karin GraÃÂhof (1937âÂÂ2025), German jurist
- Karin Greiner (born 1967), Austrian politician
- Karin Guthke (born 1956), German diver
- Karin Haydu (born 1977), Slovak actress
- Karin Herrera (born 1968), Guatemalan politician
- Karin Illgen (born 1941), German discus thrower
- Karin Jota (fl. 1350), Legendary Medieval Swedish female official of the court
- Karin Keller-Sutter, Swiss German politician
- Karin Kirkpatrick, Canadian politician
- Karin Kjølbro (born 1944), Faroese politician
- Karin Knapp (born 1987), Italian tennis player
- Karin Kock-Lindberg (1891âÂÂ1976), Swedish politician
- Karin Krog (born 1937), Norwegian jazz vocalist
- Karin Lannby (1916âÂÂ2007), Swedish actress and spy
- Karin Lenzke (born 1936), German high jumper
- Karin Liltorp (born 1972), Danish politician
- Karin Lindberg (1929âÂÂ2020), Swedish gymnast
- Karin MÃÂ¥nsdotter (1550âÂÂ1612), Queen of Sweden
- Karin McRobert, (born 1953) Australian basketball player
- , Japanese fencer
- Karin Kei Nagano (born 1998), American pianist
- Karin Ontiveros (born 1988), Mexican model and beauty queen
- Karin Petherick (1929âÂÂ2009), British academic and translator of Swedish
- Karin Rask (born 1979), Estonian actress
- Karin Rodrigues (born 1971), Brazilian volleyball player
- Karin Saab (born 2001), Venezuelan footballer
- Karin Salanova (born 1975), Venezuelan politician
- Karin Schnass (born 1980), Austrian mathematician
- Karin Shifrin, Romanian/Israeli Mezzo-Soprano
- Karin Slaughter (born 1971), American crime writer
- Karin Smith (born 1955), American javelin thrower
- Karin Smyth (born 1964), British politician
- Karin Söder (1928âÂÂ2015), Swedish politician
- Karin Stahre-Janson, Swedish ship captain
- , Japanese manga artist
- Karin Tammaru (born 1971), Estonian actress
- Karin Tammemägi (born 1975), Estonian politician
- Karin Viard (born 1966), French actress
- Karin Yrvin (born 1970), Norwegian politician
- Karin Zielinski (born 1982), Peruvian musician
Fictional characters
- , a character in the Dragon Ball media
- , a character in the Naruto anime/manga
- , a character in the Fairy Fencer F game
- , a character in the manga series DNAò
- , a character in the media project Nijigasaki High School Idol Club
- , eponymous character in the manga Kamichama Karin
- , character from the video game Street Fighter Alpha 3
- , character in the game '
- , character in anime/manga Yuki Yuna is a Hero
- , character in the anime/manga Bleach
- Karin Kokubu, character in anime/manga Tonde Burin
- , protagonist of the anime/manga Chibi Vampire
- or Kayla, character in anime/manga Fighting Foodons
- , character in the game Magia Record
- Karin Saku (ä½Âä¹Â
(in kanji form), ãÂÂãÂÂã (in hiragana form), or ã«ãªã³ (original + katakana form), a character in Magical Trans!
- , character in the game To Heart 2
- Karin Sauer, a playable character from '.
- , a 16-year old student from Blue Archive.
See also