Karin

Etymology
From or, a medieval form of , ultimately from. See also.

Pronunciation

 * , or like 

Translations

 * Danish: Karin
 * Estonian: Karin
 * Faroese: Karin
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hebrew:, קארין
 * Norwegian:
 * Swedish:

Etymology
Medieval variant of, today often considered Swedish. Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Proper noun

 * , from a Scandinavian variant of

Usage notes
Matronymics
 * son of Karin: Karinarson
 * daughter of Karin: Karinardóttir

Proper noun

 * , less common form of

Etymology
.

Etymology
Medieval variant of, today often considered Swedish.

Etymology
A contraction of. First recorded in Sweden in 1460.