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Katherine, Katrin, Karen, Karine |
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 is unrelated to the Western forms.
Karin may refer to:
Karin Åhlin, Swedish educator
Karin Alvtegen, Swedish writer of crime fiction
Karin Dreijer Andersson, 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 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 Månsdotter, Queen of Sweden
Karin McRobert, (born 1953) Australian basketball player
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 Tammaru, Estonian actress
Karin Viard, French actress
Karin Suzuragi, Japanese manga artist
Karin Uzumaki, character in the Naruto anime/manga.
Karin Aoi, character in the anime 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 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 Ahlberg, mother of Agnes in the Swedish film, Show Me Love
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