Carina
Meaning of Carina
Carina is a beautiful and feminine name for a baby girl. In English, it is pronounced as kuh-REE-nuh (/kəˈri.nə/), while in Italian it is pronounced as kah-REE-nah (/kaˈri.na/). The name Carina also has a variation spelled as Karina.
Looking at the data for newborns in the United States of America, we can see that the popularity of the name Carina has fluctuated over the years. In recent years, it has been moderately popular, with around 165 to 239 occurrences per year. However, in previous decades, it was even more popular, reaching its peak in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Choosing the name Carina for your baby girl would give her a timeless and elegant moniker that has both English and Italian origins. With its gentle sound and graceful spelling variations, Carina is sure to make a lasting impression.
Pronunciation
Italian
- Pronunced as kah-REE-nah (/kaˈri.na/)
English
- Pronunced as kuh-REE-nuh (/kəˈri.nə/)
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Notable People Named Carina
| Carina Lau Kar-ling is a Hong Kong-Canadian actress and singer known for her success in TVB, girl-next-door roles in 1980s films, and her portrayal of Empress Wu Zetian in Detective Dee films. |
| Carina Ari, born Maria Karina Viktoria Jansson, was a Swedish dancer and choreographer who later became a sculptor and philanthropist, known for her contributions to the preservation and promotion of dance through the Carina Ari Library in Stockholm. |
| Carina Round is an English singer-songwriter hailing from Wolverhampton. |
| Carina Axelsson - Carina, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, is an American author and former model, known for her teen fashion detective series Model Undercover and her marriage into the Danish royal family. |
| Carina Lilly Berg is a Swedish comedian and television presenter known for her award-winning work and high-profile relationships. |
| Carina Witthöft is a retired German professional tennis player who achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 48 and won one WTA Tour singles title, as well as eleven singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF Women's Circuit. |
| Carina Dahl is a Norwegian pop singer known for her catchy and energetic music. |
| Carina Jaarnek was a Swedish singer known for her performances in dansbands and her participation in Melodifestivalen. |
| Carina Vance Mafla - Carina Isabel Vance Mafla, a former Minister for Public Health of Ecuador, was born in Oakland, California, and pursued her education in both Ecuador and the United States before returning to Ecuador to serve in public health. |
| Carina Lepore is a British businesswoman and media personality who gained fame as the 15th winner of The Apprentice and went on to co-own the bakery business Dough Artisan Bakehouse with Lord Sugar. |
| Carina Konrad is a German politician from the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and has been a member of the Bundestag representing Rhineland-Palatinate since 2017. |
| Carina Garland - Carina Mary Lindsay Garland is an Australian politician who has been serving as a Labor MP for Chisholm since the 2022 Australian federal election. |
| Carina Ricco is a multi-talented Mexican actress, singer, musician, producer, and composer, known for opening her own music record company and being the widow of Eduardo Palomo, with whom she has two children, Fiona and Luca. |
| Carina Rydberg is a Swedish writer known for causing a scandal in 1997 with unflattering descriptions of two famous Swedish men in her autobiographical novel Den högsta kasten. |
| Carina Wenninger is a former Austrian professional footballer known for her role as a defender on the Austria women's national team. |
