Karin (given name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Karin


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gender = Female
meaning = pure
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language = Swedish
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Karin is a common feminine given name in various Germanic languages (geographically including Germany, Austria, Scandinavia, and Holland), Japanese, and in some French-speaking areas. 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.

Karin may refer to:

In fiction:
*Karin (Street Fighter) or Karin Kanzuki, a character from the video game "Street Fighter Alpha 3"
*Karin, a character in "Naruto"
*Karin Aoi, a character in the anime DNA²
*Karin Hanazono, the eponymous character in the manga Kamichama Karin
*Karin Koenig, a character in the game ""
*Karin Kurosaki, a character in the anime/manga "Bleach"
*Karin Makunouchi or Kayla, a character in "Fighting Foodons"
*Karin Sasamori a character in the game "ToHeart2"
*Karin Maaka, the protagonist of the anime/manga Karin

Women with the given name

*Karin Alvtegen, Swedish writer of crime fiction
*Karin Dreijer Andersson, Swedish singer
*Karin Boye, Swedish poet and novelist
*Karin Enke, German speed skater
*Karin Fossum, Norwegian writer of crime fiction
*Karin Glenmark, Swedish singer
*Karin Krog, Norwegian jazz vocalist
*Karin Månsdotter, Queen of Sweden
*Karin Rodrigues, Brazilian volleyball player
*Karin Söder, Swedish politician
*Karin Suzuragi, Japanese manga artist
*Karin Knapp, Italian tennis player
*Walborg and Karin Jota, Legendary Mediavel Swedish female juryman

ee also

*Karin (disambiguation)
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*Karen (disambiguation)