Karina (disambiguation)
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Karina is a female given name
of modern usage. It can be a variant spelling of Carina
(from Latin carus = love) or a short form of Katarina
/Katrina
.
It is mainly used in Greece, Scandinavia and Poland; when spelt Carina it is used in Italy and Spain.
In Greece it means "pure" while in Poland it is more likely derived from Ekaterina, another variant of Catherine - again meaning "pure".
It may refer to:
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
of modern usage. It can be a variant spelling of Carina
Carina
Carina may refer to:* Carina, a given name in Portugal and some other countries. It is a pet form of Cara, which can mean either "beloved" in Italian or "friend" in the Irish language-Locations:Carina is the name of the towns or villages:...
(from Latin carus = love) or a short form of Katarina
Katarina (given name)
Katarina is a feminine given name. It is a cognate of Katherine. It may refer to:In fiction:* Katarina , a character from the television series Doctor Who* Katarina Cott, character from Suikoden IVIn royalty:...
/Katrina
Katrina (given name)
Katrina or Katrine is a feminine English, German, Norwegian, Swedish and Dutch given name. It is a derivative of Katherine.People with this name include:-Music:* Katrina Elam, country music singer...
.
It is mainly used in Greece, Scandinavia and Poland; when spelt Carina it is used in Italy and Spain.
In Greece it means "pure" while in Poland it is more likely derived from Ekaterina, another variant of Catherine - again meaning "pure".
It may refer to:
People
- Ana Karina ÁñezAna Karina ÁñezAna Karina Áñez Delgado won the title of Miss Venezuela 2003 representing her home state of Lara. She represented Venezuela at the Miss Universe 2004 pageant but she did not get a place. This ended a two-decade long streak of Miss Universe semifinals for her country.- References :...
, Venezuela model - Anna KarinaAnna KarinaAnna Karina is a Danish film actress, director, and screenwriter who has spent most of her working life in France. Karina is known as a muse of the director, Jean-Luc Godard, one of the pioneers of the French New Wave...
, Danish-French actress - Carina BenningaCarina BenningaCarina Marguerite Benninga is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 158 international matches for The Netherlands hockey team, in which she scored 25 goals. She was part of the gold medal winning team at the 1984 Summer Olympics and also won a bronze medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics...
, Dutch Olympic field hockey champion - KarinaElda Neyis MosqueraElda Neyis Mosquera García is the former commander of the 47th Front of FARC-EP, a communist rebel group in Colombia. She surrendered to the Colombian Military on May 18, 2008...
, or Elda Neyis Mosquera, Colombian guerilla commander - Karina (Japan)Karina (Japan)is a Japanese model and actress. Her birth name is . She was born in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.-External links:...
, Japanese actress - Karina (Spain), Spanish singer
- Karina (Venezuela), Venezuelan singer and actress
- Karina BergerKarina BergerKarina Berger, of Switzerland, was the 1989 Miss Globe International titleholder and Miss Switzerland in 1988.By winning the national title Miss Switzerland in 1988, she earned the right to represent her country in most of the major beauty pageants within the upcoming year...
, Swiss model - Karina BetetaKarina BetetaKarina Juliza Beteta Rubín is a Peruvian politician. She is currently a Congresswoman representing Huánuco for the period 2006-2011, and belongs to the Union for Peru party.-References:...
, Peruvian politician - Karina Gallardo, Pornographic Actress
- Karina GauvinKarina GauvinKarina Gauvin is an internationally-recognized Canadian soprano who has made several recordings and is especially recognised for her interpretation of Baroque music. Opera News stated that, "Gauvin knows how to rivet an audience in opera and concert. She has been a queen of Baroque opera for years...
, Canadian soprano - Karina HabšudováKarina HabšudováKarina Habšudová is a former Slovak female professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as 10 in the world . Together with Karol Kučera she won the Hopman Cup in 1998....
, Slovak tennis player - Karina JettKarina JettKarina Niki Jett is a professional poker player living in Las Vegas, Nevada. She may be best known for her appearances on the GSN series Poker Royale Battle of the Sexes...
United States poker player - Kareena KapoorKareena KapoorKareena Kapoor , often informally referred to as Bebo, is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. During her career, Kapoor has received six Filmfare Awards, among nine nominations, and has been noted for her performances in a range of film genres; these include her work from contemporary...
, Indian film actress - Karina LombardKarina LombardKarina Lombard is an actress and singer.- Early life :Lombard was born in Tahiti. Her mother, Nupuree Lightfoot, is a medicine woman of the Lakota Nation and was an immigrant living in Tahiti. Her father, Henry Lombard, a banker, is a European aristocrat of Russian, Italian and Swiss descent....
, Tahiti actress - Karina MaruyamaKarina Maruyamais a Japanese footballer from Tokyo. In the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany, Marayama scored a goal taking Japan to its first ever semifinals of the tournament on 9 July, 2011, defeating the host country....
, Japanese soccer player - Karina MoyaKarina MoyaKarina Moya is a retired female hammer thrower from Argentina. She set her personal best throw on July 10, 2004 at a meet in Rosario, Santa Fe. Moya also competed in the discus throw and the shot put.-Achievements:...
, Argentine hammer thrower - Karina OcasioKarina OcasioKarina Ocasio is a female volleyball player from Puerto Rico, who competed for the Women's National Team at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan. There the team ended up in eighth and last place, having received a wild card for the event after Peru and Kenya withdrew. Ocasio became...
, Puerto Rican volleyball player - Karina PasianKarina PasianKarina Pasian is an American Grammy Award nominated singer and pianist. She is currently signed to Def Jam.-Life and career:...
, United States singer and pianist - Karina Sumner-SmithKarina Sumner-SmithKarina Sumner-Smith is a Toronto-based fantasy author. Her short fiction appears in magazines such as Strange Horizons, Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet, and Fantasy, as well as various anthologies. Her story "An End to All Things" was a finalist for the 2006 Nebula Award...
, Canadian writer - Karina SmirnoffKarina SmirnoffKarina Smirnoff is a Ukrainian professional ballroom dancer. She is best known for her appearances on Dancing with the Stars, where she held a runner-up title, a semi-final title, and several quarter-final titles...
, Ukrainian dancer
Other uses
- Karina (VTA)Karina (VTA)Karina is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. The station is located in San Jose, California in the center median of 1st Street near Karina Court. The station's street address is 1900 N. First Street....
, light rail station in San Jose, California - Karina Les Paul, electric guitar from Korea
- KarinaTropical Storm Karina (2008)Tropical Storm Karina was a weak, short lived tropical cyclone that developed during the 2008 Pacific hurricane season. The 12th tropical cyclone and 11th named storm of the season, it originated out of a tropical wave in the Atlantic basin...
, a tropical storm - "Karina", a song by Menahan Street Band on the album Make the Road by Walking