Karin (given name)
Francois | |
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Gender | female |
Language(s) | Germanic languages |
Origin | |
Meaning | pure |
Other names | |
Related names | Katherine, Katrin, Karen, Karine, Karyn |
Karin or Carin is a common feminine given name in various Germanic languages (geographically including Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Scandinavia, and Switzerland), and Estonia and Slovenia, and in some French-speaking areas, as well as Japanese. In most of its Western forms, Karin was originally a Swedish form of Katherine, but in English speaking countries is usually thought of as merely a variant spelling for Karen. The Japanese name Karin (花梨, かりん) means Chinese quince (Pseudocydonia sinensis), quince (Cydonia oblonga) or Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus) and is unrelated to the Western forms.
Francois may refer to:
People
- Karin Åhlin, Swedish educator
- Karin Alvtegen, Swedish writer of crime fiction
- Karin Dreijer, Swedish singer
- Karin Barber, British anthropologist and academic
- Karin Boye, Swedish poet and novelist
- Karin Du Rietz, Swedish Royal Guard
- Karin Enke, German speed skater
- Carin Ersdotter, Swedish milkmaid.
- Karin Falck, Swedish director.
- Karin Fossum, Norwegian writer of crime fiction
- Karin Glenmark, Swedish singer
- Karin Illgen, German discus thrower
- Karin Jota, Legendary Medieval Swedish female official of the court
- Karin Kjølbro, Faroese politician
- Karin Knapp, Italian tennis player
- Karin Kock-Lindberg, Swedish politician
- Karin Krog, Norwegian jazz vocalist
- Karin Lannby, Swedish actress and spy
- Karin Lenzke (born 1936), German high jumper
- Karin Månsdotter, Queen of Sweden
- Karin McRobert, (born 1953) Australian basketball player
- Karin Kei Nagano, American pianist
- Karin Ontiveros, Mexican model and beauty queen
- Karin Rask, Estonian actress
- Karin Rodrigues, Brazilian volleyball player
- Karin Shifrin, Romanian/Israeli Mezzo-Soprano
- Karin Smith, American javelin thrower
- Karin Söder, Swedish politician
- Karin Stahre-Janson, Swedish ship captain
- Karin Tammaru, Estonian actress
- Karin Viard, French actress
- Karin Suzuragi, Japanese manga artist
Fictional characters
- Karin Uzumaki, character in the Naruto anime/manga
- Karin Aoi (葵 かりん), a character in the manga series DNA²
- Karin Hanazono, eponymous character in the manga Kamichama Karin
- Karin Kanzuki, character from the video game Street Fighter Alpha 3
- Karin Koenig, character in the game Shadow Hearts: Covenant
- Karin Miyoshi, character in anime/manga Yuki Yuna is a Hero
- Karin Kurosaki, character in the anime/manga Bleach
- Karin Maaka, protagonist of the anime/manga Chibi Vampire
- Karin Makunouchi or Kayla, character in anime/manga Fighting Foodons
- Karin Sasamori, character in the game To Heart 2
- Karin (Dragon Ball), a character in Dragon Ball media
See also
- Karin (disambiguation)
- Special:Allpages/Karin
- Karen (disambiguation)
- Carin
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