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The girl's name Carina \c(a)-ri-na\ is pronounced ka-REEN-ah. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "beloved". Late 19th-century coinage. Diminutive of Cara and partly inspired by Karin. Often used in Italy in the exclamation "Che carina!" meaning, "How darling!" or "How cute!" Carina has 12 variant forms: Careena, Caren, Carena, Cariana, Carin, Carine, Carinna, Carrina, Kareena, Karena, Karina and Karine. For more information, see also the related name Careen. Baby names that sound like Carina are Carna and Corina. Carina is a very common first name for women (#1599 out of 4276) and a slightly less common last name for both men and women (#74348 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census) Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl name Carina. Compare Carina with its variant forms and related girl names.
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