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.

Karin
Genderfemale (in Germanic languages and Japan), male (in Thailand)
Origin
Meaningpure
Other names
Related namesKatherine, Katrin, Karen, Karine, Karyn

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 (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.

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

People

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Fictional characters

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  • Karin (カリン), a character in the Dragon Ball media
  • Karin (カリン), a character in the Naruto anime/manga
  • Karin (果林), a character in the Fairy Fencer F game
  • Karin Aoi (葵 かりん), a character in the manga series DNA²
  • Karin Asaka (朝香 果林), a character in the media project Nijigasaki High School Idol Club
  • 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 Kokubu, character in anime/manga Tonde Burin
  • 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 Saku (佐久 (in kanji form), かりん (in hiragana form), or カリン (original + katakana form), a character in Magical Trans!
  • Karin Sasamori (笹森 花梨), character in the game To Heart 2
  • Karin Kakudate (角楯 カリン), a 16-year old student from Blue Archive.

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