Carina

See also: carina

English

Etymology 1

Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin carīna (“the keel of a ship”)

Proper noun

Carina

  1. (astronomy) A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the keel of a ship. It contains the star Canopus, the second brightest star in the night sky. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis.
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Etymology 2

Name of a fourth century martyr, feminine of Latin carinus, derivative of carus "beloved"; also a latinization of Karina and Karin (= Catherine) in northern Europe.

Proper noun

Carina

  1. A female given name occasionally used in English.

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Danish

Proper noun

Carina

  1. A female given name, variant of Karina.

German

Proper noun

Carina

  1. A female given name, cognate to the English Carina.

Norwegian

Proper noun

Carina

  1. A female given name, variant of Karina.

Spanish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈɾina/

Proper noun

Carina f

  1. A female given name
  2. (astronomy) Carina (constellation)

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Latinate form of Karin. Can also be associated with Latin Carina. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1877.

Proper noun

Carina c (genitive Carinas)

  1. A female given name.

References

  • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
  • Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 46 821 females with the given name Carina living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
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