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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

Karin en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /kəˈɹɪn/
  • /ˈkærɪn/

Etymology

From Swedish Karin or Danish Karin, a medieval form of Katarina, ultimately from Ancient Greek Αἰκατερῑ́νη (Aikaterī́nē). See also Karen.

Meanings

  1. A female given name from Danish [in turn from Ancient Greek Αἰκατερῑ́νη (Aikaterī́nē)], variant of Karen.
    • US District Judge Karin Immergut on Saturday issued a ruling that temporarily prevented the Trump administration from federalizing and deploying Oregon National Guard troops to protect an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility that has been the focus of recent protests in Portland. 2025 October 6, Michael Williams, “Who is Karin Immergut, the Trump-appointed judge who ruled against his push to deploy troops in Oregon?”, in CNN:

Relateds

Carina · Karin Tak · Corinne

Translations (10)

da Karin (female given name from a Swedish form of Catherine) · sv Karin (female given name from a Swedish form of Catherine) · no Karin (female given name from a Swedish form of Catherine) · fr Karine (female given name from a Swedish form of Catherine) · he קארין (female given name from a Swedish form of Catherine) · et Karin (female given name from a Swedish form of Catherine) · fo Karin (female given name from a Swedish form of Catherine) · fi Kaarina (female given name from a Swedish form of Catherine) · he קרין (female given name from a Swedish form of Catherine) · de Karin (female given name from a Swedish form of Catherine)