Karin or Carin is a common feminine given name in various

Germanic languages The Germanic languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family spoken natively by a population of about 515 million people mainly in Europe, North America, Oceania and Southern Africa. The most widely spoken Germanic language, ...

(geographically including

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Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

Scandinavia Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and S ...

, and

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

), and

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, an ...

and

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, and in some

French-speaking French ( or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in No ...

areas, as well as Japanese. In most of its Western forms, Karin was originally a Swedish form of

Katherine Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria. In the early Christ ...

, but in English speaking countries is usually thought of as an alternate spelling for

Karen Karen may refer to: * Karen (name), a given name and surname * Karen (slang), a term and meme for a demanding woman displaying certain behaviors People * Karen people, an ethnic group in Myanmar and Thailand ** Karen languages or Karenic la ...

. The Japanese name Karin (花梨, かりん) means

Chinese quince ''Pseudocydonia sinensis'' or Chinese quince () is a deciduous or semi- evergreen tree in the family Rosaceae, native to southern and eastern China. It is the sole species in the genus ''Pseudocydonia''. Its hard, astringent fruit is used in ...

(''Pseudocydonia sinensis''),

quince The quince (; ''Cydonia oblonga'') is the sole member of the genus ''Cydonia'' in the Malinae subtribe (which also contains apples and pears, among other fruits) of the Rosaceae family. It is a deciduous tree that bears hard, aromatic bright ...

(''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

* Karin Keller-Sutter, Swiss German politician * Karin Aasma (1926–2012), Swedish art historian * Karin Abma (born 1951), Dutch rower *

Karin Åhlin Karin Dorothea Wilhelmina Åhlin (25 November 1830 – September 30, 1899) was a Swedish educator. She was the founder and director of the ''Åhlinska skolan'' in Stockholm, and its principal from 1847 to 1900. Biography Karin Åhlin was born and ...

(1830–1899), Swedish educator *

Karin Albou Karin Albou is a French-Algerian female director, writer, editor, producer and actress. Early life Karin Albou was born on March 12, 1968 in Neuilly-sur-Seine to Jewish Algerian immigrant parents. Her mother was only 16 when she was born. In 1 ...

(born 1968), French director *

Karin Alfredsson Karin Alfredsson (born 1953) is a Swedish writer and journalist. In 1980 she was named as the editor-in-chief of ''Journalisten'', publication of the Swedish Journalists Association. She wrote articles for the magazine '' OmVärlden''. Alfredss ...

(born 1953), Swedish writer *

Karin Alvtegen Karin Alvtegen (born 8 June 1965, Huskvarna, Sweden) is a Swedish author of crime fiction. Alvtegen's psychological thrillers are generally set in Sweden. Four of her books have been translated into English: ''Missing'', ''Betrayal'', ''Shadow'' ...

(born 1965), Swedish writer of crime fiction *

Karin Andersen Karin Andersen (born 16 December 1952 in Kongsvinger) is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party (SV). She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark Hedmark () was a county in Norway before 1 January 2020, bordering T ...

(born 1952), Norwegian politician * Karin Dreijer (born 1975), Swedish singer * Karin Barber (born 1949), British anthropologist and academic * Karin Boye (1900–1941), Swedish poet and novelist * Karin Du Rietz (1766–1788), Swedish Royal Guard *

Karin Enke Karin Voss ( Enke, formerly Busch ,Kania and Richter, born 20 June 1961) is a former speed skater, one of the most dominant of the 1980s. She is a three-time Olympic gold medallist, winning the 500 metres in 1980, the 1000 metres in 1984 and ...

(born 1961), German speed skater * Carin Ersdotter (1814–1885), Swedish milkmaid. * Karin Ersdotter (1829–1902) Swedish businesswoman. * Karin Falck (born 1932), Swedish director. *

Karin Fossum Karin Fossum (born 6 November 1954) is a Norwegian author of crime fiction, often referred to as the "Norwegian queen of crime". Early life Karin Mathisen was born on 6 November 1954 in Sandefjord, in Vestfold county, Norway. She currently live ...

(born 1954), Norwegian writer of crime fiction * Karin Glenmark (born 1952), Swedish singer *

Karin Guthke Karin Guthke (born 23 November 1956) is a German diver. She won a bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in the 3 metre springboard event. She also participated in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The Internat ...

(born 1956), German diver * Karin Illgen (born 1941), German discus thrower * Karin Jota (fl. 1350), Legendary Medieval Swedish female official of the court *

Karin Kirkpatrick Karin Kirkpatrick is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2020 British Columbia general election.Ben Bengtson"Election night results give Liberal Karin Kirkpatrick the projected win in West ...

, Canadian politician * Karin Kjølbro (born 1944), Faroese politician * Karin Knapp (born 1987), Italian tennis player * Karin Kock-Lindberg (1891–1976), Swedish politician *

Karin Krog Karin Krog (born 15 May 1937) is a Norwegian jazz singer. Life and career Krog began singing jazz as a teenager and attracted attention while performing in jam sessions in Oslo. In 1955, she was hired by the pianist Kjell Karlsen to sing in ...

(born 1937), Norwegian jazz vocalist * Karin Lannby (1916–2007), Swedish actress and spy * Karin Lenzke (born 1936), German high jumper * Karin Lindberg (1929–2020), Swedish gymnast *

Karin Månsdotter Karin Månsdotter (in English Catherine; 6 November 1550 – 13 September 1612) was first a mistress of King Eric XIV of Sweden and then briefly queen as his wife. Early life Karin was born in Stockholm to a soldier and later prison guard na ...

(1550–1612), 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 Rask (born 1979), Estonian actress *

Karin Rodrigues Karin Rodrigues (born November 8, 1971, in São Paulo) is a volleyball player. She competed for Brazil at the 1999 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup, and 2000 Summer Olympics. There, she won the bronze medal with the Women's National Team. R ...

(born 1971), Brazilian volleyball player * Karin Schnass (born 1980), Austrian mathematician *

Karin Shifrin Karin Shifrin ( he, קארין שיפרין) (born in Jerusalem) is an Israeli mezzo-soprano opera singer. She regularly performs in Israel and Europe. Since the age of 24, she sang in concerts with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, and with th ...

, Romanian/Israeli Mezzo-Soprano *

Karin Smith Karin Kiefer Smith (born August 4, 1955, in Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria) is a retired female javelin thrower from the United States. She was born in Germany. She is a three-time Olympian. Smith qualified for a fourth, the 1980 U.S. Olympic team ...

(born 1955), American javelin thrower *

Karin Smyth Karin Marguerite Smyth (born 8 September 1964) is a British Labour Party politician. She was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bristol South in 2015. Early life and career Born in London, her parents had emigrated from Ireland to ...

(born 1964), British politician * Karin Söder (1928–2015), Swedish politician *

Karin Stahre-Janson Karin Stahre-Janson is a Swedish cruise ship captain. When she became the commanding officer of '' Monarch of the Seas'' in 2007, it was the first time that a woman had been in command of a "mega" cruise ship. She has also been placed in command ...

, Swedish ship captain * Karin Tammaru (born 1971), Estonian actress *

Karin Viard Karin Viard (; born 24 January 1966) is a multi-award-winning French actress. She made her film debut in ''Tatie Danielle'' in 1990. She has appeared in films such as ''Delicatessen'', '' L'Emploi du temps'', ''Adultère, mode d'emploi'' and ''L ...

(born 1966), French actress *, Japanese manga artist * Karin Yrvin (born 1970), Norwegian politician * Karin Zielinski (born 1982), Peruvian musician

Fictional characters

*, a character in ''

Dragon Ball is a Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama in 1984. The Dragon Ball (manga), initial manga, written and illustrated by Toriyama, was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1984 to 1995, with the 519 individual chapters colle ...

'' media *, character in the ''

Naruto ''Naruto'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. T ...

'' anime/manga *, a character in the manga series '' DNA²'' *, a character in the media project '' Nijigasaki High School Idol Club'' *, eponymous character in the manga ''

Kamichama Karin is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Koge-Donbo about a seventh grade girl named Karin who finds out that she can transform into a goddess. The series began as a manga first serialized in January 2003. Kamichama Karin was serialize ...

'' *, character from the video game ''

Street Fighter Alpha 3 ''Street Fighter Alpha 3'', released as in Japan, Asia, South America, and Oceania, is a 2D fighting game originally released by Capcom for the arcade in 1998. It is the third and final installment in the ''Street Fighter Alpha'' sub-series, wh ...

'' *, character in the game '' Shadow Hearts: Covenant'' *, character in anime/manga

Yuki Yuna is a Hero is a Japanese magical girl anime television series created by Takahiro, produced by Studio Gokumi and directed by Seiji Kishi as part of a media project called Takahiro IV Project. The series aired in Japan between October 17 and D ...

*, character in the anime/manga ''

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'' *, protagonist of the anime/manga ''

Chibi Vampire ''Chibi Vampire'', originally released in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuna Kagesaki. The story is about an unusual vampiress girl, who instead of drinking blood must inject it into others because she produ ...

'' * or Kayla, character in anime/manga ''

Fighting Foodons is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by and serialized in ''Comic BonBon'' in 1998. It was adapted into an anime television series which aired on NHK-BS2 satellite channel from December 11, 2001 to June 25, 2002. It also receive ...

'' *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! is a magical girl manga series by Yutaka Kashii (香椎ゆたか, ''Kashii Yutaka''). It was serialised in eBookJapan's ''Minna no Comic'' magazine, and published by ''Manga-Mon'' in Indonesia. Plot Minami Maki, a high school student, joi ...

'' *, character in the game '' To Heart 2''

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