Karine - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Karine \k(a)-ri-ne\ is a variant of Cara (Latin, Irish, Gaelic), Carina (Latin) and Karina (Scandinavian), and the meaning of Karine is "beloved; friend".

The baby name Karine sounds like Carine, Karin, Karinne, Karene and Korine. Other similar baby names are Karline, Katrine, Karie, Larine, Marine, Narine and Sarine.

Karine is a common female first name and is not used as a surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Karine. Compare Karine with related baby names.