Karina /kəˈriːnə/ is a female

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...

of modern usage. It can be a variant spelling of Carina (from Latin ''carus'' = love) or a short form of Katarina/ Katrina, which in turn are variants 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 ...

. It is mainly used in Scandinavia, France, Canada, Belgium, Netherlands, Ireland, Russia, Romania, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Croatia, Bulgaria and Austria.

People with the given name

Anna Karina Anna Karina (born Hanne Karin Blarke Bayer; September 22, 1940 – December 14, 2019)

(1940–2019), Danish-French actress *Karina, or Elda Neyis Mosquera (born 1963), Colombian guerrilla commander * Karina (Spanish singer) (born 1946) * Karina (Venezuelan singer) (born 1968) *

Karina Adsbøl Karina Adsbøl (born 26 November 1976 in Kolding) is a Danish politician, who was a member of the Folketing for the Danish People's Party, until 2022, and since then for the Denmark Democrats. She was elected into parliament at the 2011 Danish gen ...

(born 1976), Danish politician * Karina Ambartsumova (born 1989), Russian chess player * Karina Bisson (born 1966), Jersey bowler * Karina Beteta (born 1975), Peruvian politician * Karina Bryant (born 1979), British judoka * Karina Christensen (born 1973), Danish footballer *

Karina Gauvin Karina Gauvin is a Canadian soprano who has made several recordings and is especially recognised for her interpretation of Baroque music. ''Opera News'' stated that, "Gauvin knows how to rivet an audience in opera and concert. She has been a queen ...

(born 1966), Canadian soprano * Karina Habšudová (born 1973), Slovak tennis player *

Karina González Laura Karina González Muñoz (born March 28, 1991) is a Mexican TV Host, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Nuestra Belleza México 2011. she represented Mexico at Miss Universe 2012 in Las Vegas and placed in the Top 10. Pageant ...

(born 1991), Mexican model and beauty pageant *

Karina Gould Karina Gould (born June 28, 1987) is a Canadian politician who has been the minister of families, children and social development since October 26, 2021. A member of the Liberal Party, she serves as a member of Parliament (MP) and has represen ...

(born 1987), Canadian politician *

Karina Jäger-von Stülpnagel Karina Jäger-von Stülpnagel is a German ballet dancer, choreographer, and dance teacher. She is a former soloist with the Royal Ballet of Flanders. Biography Jäger-von Stülpnagel is from Offenbach, Hesse, in Germany and is a member of the ...

, German ballerina *

Karina Jett Karina Niki Jett (née Mikelis) is a professional poker player. She may be best known for her appearances on the GSN series Poker Royale Battle of the Sexes. Jett also appeared in Poker After Dark as well as Late Night Poker's fourth season. ...

, American poker player * Karina Jørgensen (born 1988), Indian-born Danish badminton player *

Kareena Kapoor Kareena Kapoor Khan (; ''née'' Kapoor; born 21 September 1980) is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi films. She is the daughter of actors Randhir Kapoor and Babita, and the younger sister of actress Karisma Kapoor. Noted for playing a va ...

, Bollywood Indian actress * Karina Krause (born 1989), Thai volleyball player * Karina Lombard (born 1969), American actress * Karina Maruyama (born 1983), Japanese football player *

Karina Moya Karina Moya (born September 28, 1973) is a retired hammer thrower from Argentina. She set her personal best throw (63.51 metres) on July 10, 2004 at a meet in Rosario, Santa Fe. Moya also competed in the discus throw and the shot put The shot put ...

(born 1973), Argentine hammer thrower *

Karina Nadila Karina Nadila Niab (born August 21, 1992) is an Indonesian actress, commercial model, television host, beauty-preneur and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2017 at the Puteri Indonesia 2017 beauty pageant, ...

, Miss Supranational Indonesia 2017 *

Karina Nose (born February 21, 1984) is a Japanese model and actress. Her birth name is . She was born in Shōwa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,8 ...

(born 1984), Japanese model and actress *

Karina Ocasio Karina Ocasio Clemente (born August 1, 1985) is a volleyball player from Puerto Rico, who competed for the Women's National Team at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan. There the team ended up in eighth and last place, havin ...

(born 1985), Puerto Rican volleyball player *

Karina Pasian Karina Pasian (born July 18, 1991) is an American singer. Life and career Karina Pasian was born in New York City and is of Dominican descent. Her first language was Russian, and she can sing in six other languages, including English, Spanis ...

(born 1991), American singer and pianist * Karina Penetito (born 1986), New Zealand rugby union player * Karina Pētersone (born 1954), Latvian politician *

Karina Smirnoff Karina Smirnoff (russian: Карина Смирнова, links=no; born January 2, 1978) is a Soviet-born American professional ballroom dancer of Ukrainian origins. She is known as a professional dancer on ''Dancing with the Stars,'' where sh ...

(born 1978), Ukrainian dancer *

Karina Sørensen Karina Inge Sørensen (born 22 February 1980) is a retired Danish badminton player from Hvidovre BC. She graduated with a masters degree in international marketing from the University of Southern Denmark in 2008. She is also involved in judo as d ...

(born 1980), Danish badminton player * Karina Sumner-Smith, Canadian writer * Karina Ramos (born 1993), Costa Rican television host, model and beauty pageant *

Karina Vetrano Karina may refer to: People *Karina (name), a female given name (including a list of people with the given name) *Karina (American singer) (born 1991) *Karina (Spanish singer) (born 1946) *Karina (Venezuelan singer) (born 1968) *Elda Neyis Mosquer ...

(1986–2016), American speech-language pathologist and murder victim * Karina Vnukova (born 1985), Lithuanian high jumper * Karina Winter (born 1986), German athlete

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