Karine

See also: karine

English

Alternative forms

• Karyn

Etymology

Borrowed from French Karine.

Proper noun

Karine

1. A female given name from French.
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Anagrams

• Kieran, narkie, rake in, Keiran

French

Alternative forms

• Carine, Karin, Karyn, Karyne

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ʁin/

Proper noun

Karine f

1. a female given name derived from Swedish Karin ( =Catherine)

Japanese

Romanization

Karine

1. Rōmaji transcription of かりね

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• Carine (alternative spelling)

Etymology

Variant of Karina, with the ending -ine in place of -ina. Ultimately from Old Norse Kaðrina (“female given name”), a later form of Katrina (“female given name”), from Ancient Greek Αἰκατερίνη (Aikaterínē, “female given name”). The original meaning is uncertain, although the name was associated early with καθαρός (katharós, “pure, chaste”).

Compare Danish Karine, Swedish Karine and French Karine (“female given name”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈriː.nə/
• Rhymes: -iːnə
• Homophone: Carine
• Hyphenation: Ka‧ri‧ne

Proper noun

Karine

1. a female given name from Old Norse [in turn from Ancient Greek], a variant of Karina

Usage notes

• The Norwegian name day for Karine is 22 October, shared with Karianne and Kine.
• The ending -ine was considerably more common than -ina in nineteenth-century Norway. Karine was historically especially common in Oppland.

Statistics

• According to Statistics Norway, 903 women in Norway had Karine as their sole or first given name in the 2025 name statistics, based on the Population Register as of 1 January 2026.

References

• “Karine”, Nordic Names.