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What does Carina mean?
Carina 
as a girls' name is pronounced ka-REEN-ah. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Carina is "beloved". Late 19th-century coinage: pet form of Cara (like Carita) and partly inspired by Karin. Also considered a Latinate form of Karen. Often used in Italy in the exclamation "Che carina!" meaning, "How darling!" or "How cute!". Also the name of a constellation in the southern sky, where the name means "keel" in Latin, referring to a part of Jason's ship the Argo. Also form of Kara.
ASSOCIATED WITH 19th century, constellation (star), sky (heaven)
Variations
VARIANTS Careena, Caren▼, Carena, Carenna, Cariana, Carin, Carine, Carinna, Carrina, Carita, Kareena, Karena, Karina▼, Karine, Karita, Rina
SEE ALSO Careen
RELATIONS VIA CARA, CARITA, KAREN, KARIN Caera, Caragh, Carah, Caralea, Caralia, Caralin, Caranda, Caretta, Caritta, Caron, Caronn, Caronne, Carren, Carrie▼, Carrin, Carron, Carry, Carryn, Caryn▼, Carynn, Carynne, Kaira, Kara▼, Karan, Karene, Kari▼, Karin▼, Karinne, Karna, Karon▼, Karra, Karrin, Karyn▼, Karynn, Taran, Taren, Taryn▼
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Carina Eisley (C.E.), ..
How popular is Carina?
Carina is a very prominent first name for females (#1599 out of 4276, Top 37%) but an uncommon surname for all people. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Carina was first listed in 1960-1969 and reached its apex rank of #383 in the U.S. in 1995, and is at #1072 currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent varying forms of Carina (#1072 FROM CURRENT RECORDS) are Kara (#500), Karina (#600), Karen (#635), Cara (#873), Kaira (#1429), Taryn (#1504), Kari (#1569), Carrie (#1768), Caryn, Carry, Caren, Caron, Karena, Karin, Carin, Karon, Karyn, Rina and Karan. Other forms, like Caronne, are uncommon. Usage of these forms of Carina was widespread among parents 58 years ago (AVERAGE #996) and has become much diminished since (#1597, ▼92.1%), with forms such as Karin becoming somewhat outmoded.
Similar Names
Carina is pronounced similarly to Carynna, Corena, Corina▼, Corinna▼, Corona, Coronna, Correna, Corrina▼, Corrinna, Karaina, Kareina, Karenah, Kariana, Karianna, Karinna, Karinya, Karrena, Karrina, Karynna, Kerena, Keriana, Kiriana, Korena, Korinna and Korrina. Other recommended sound-alike names are Calin, Capriana, Cari▼, Carie▼, Cariel, Carisia, Carlla, Carmia, Carmine, Catrina▼, Catrine, Celina, Cerena, Cerisa, Cerrina, Cesarina, Cherena, Clarica, Clarine, Corine▼, Corrine▼, Corvina, Coryn, Cyrena, Daina, Earlina, Erina, Farica, Jamina, Jardina, Jarica, Karmina, Katrina▼, Larina, Larinda, Latina, Mahina, Marcina, Marine, Marna, Ocarina, Parisa, Raina▲, Sarena, Saria, Tarena, Vardina, Varona, Yaryna and Zorina. These names tend to be less frequently used than Carina.
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