Given name & surname
Carine
“little darling”
Carine is a variant of Carina. One Latin interpretation is “little darling.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Carine is a variant of Carina. One Latin interpretation is “little darling.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Carine is a variant of Carina. A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Carine developed from Αἰκατερίνη.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Carine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 617
- 0 boys · 617 girls
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 19 in 1981. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,755 as a first name in 2020; 179 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Carine’s family of names
In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Carine developed from the Ancient Greek form Αἰκατερίνη. In French usage, Carine has a conventional equivalent in the English form Karen. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Carine has a related form in Karina.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Carine has relatives in 9 languages.
5 related names in 9 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Carine
- Carine RoitfeldFrench editorborn 1954
- Carine TardieuFrench film makerborn 1973
- Carine NgarlemdanaChadian judoka (* 1994)
- Carine AdlerBrazilian film directorborn 1948
- Carine CrutzenDutch actress (born 1961)
- Carine GorenIsraeli pastry chefborn 1974
- Carine QuadrosBrazilian actressborn 1981
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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