Karin (given name)

Gender	Female
Language(s)	Germanic languages
Meaning	pure
Related names	Katherine, Katrin, Karen, Karine

Karin or Carin is a common feminine given name in various Germanic languages (geographically including Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Scandinavia, and Switzerland), and Estonia and Slovenia, and in some French-speaking areas, as well as Japanese. In most of its Western forms, Karin was originally a Swedish form of Katherine, but in English speaking countries is usually thought of as merely a variant spelling for Karen. The Japanese name Karin is unrelated to the Western forms.

Karin may refer to:

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