Karina

Karina is a Latinate feminine form derived ultimately from the Latin name Carina, meaning keel of a ship, or in some traditions regarded as a elaborated form of Karin, itself a Scandinavian short form of Katerina, the vernacular rendering of the Greek Aikaterine whose meaning remains debated. The name spread widely across Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America, gaining particular popularity in Poland, Russia, and the Spanish-speaking world during the twentieth century. Related forms include Karin, Carina, Katarina, and Katerina.