Carin

Carin is a Swedish feminine name, a regional form of Karin, which itself derives from the Greek Aikaterine, the source of the widespread European name Katherine. The ultimate meaning of the Greek root is debated, with proposed connections to the goddess Hecate, to a word meaning pure, or to a Coptic name meaning my consecration to your name. Karin remains common throughout Scandinavia, and related forms include Karen, Katarina, and Katharina.