Karin

Danish variation of Katherine or Karen
"pure"

Karin Origin and Meaning

The name Karin is a girl's name of Scandinavian origin meaning "pure".

Karin was a fairly popular spelling variation of Karen in the US but fell off the Top 1000 in the late 80s, as Karen's popularity wained. Today, the Karen meme interferes with the otherwise appealing sound of this name.

# 963 in the US

Karin Rank in US Top 1000

Karin Popularity

Famous People Named Karin

  • Karin Dreijer Andersson aka Fever Ray
    Swedish singer,songwriter
  • Karin Slaughter
    American novelist
  • Karin Knapp
    Italian tennis player
  • Karin Kschwendt
    Austrian tennis player
  • Karin von Aroldingen
    German,American ballerina
  • kaRIN
    singer of American electronic music duo Collide
  • Karin Krog
    Norwegian jazz singer
  • Julia Karin Ormond
    English actress
  • Karin Amanda Bergman Hollingby Matsson (Amanda Bergman/Idiot Wind/Hajen/Jaw Lesson)
    Swedish musician and songwriter
  • Karin Miyamoto
    Japanese pop singer and member of Juice=Juice

Karin in Pop Culture

  • "Kamichama Karin
    " anime series and main character
  • Karin Lindstrom
    character in film "Lars and the Real Girl"
  • Karin Kinsella
    character in film "Field of Dreams"
  • Karin
    character in anime "Naruto"
  • Karin Maaka
    main character in anime "Karin/Chibi Vampire"
  • Karin Kurosaki
    character in anime "Bleach"
  • Karin Kanzuki
    character in the Street Fighter video game series
  • Karin Aoi
    character in manga/anime "DNA²"

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