Carina
[kəˈriːnə]Meaning
latin name derived from carus, meaning "dear, beloved"
Background Story
Carina is a Latin name derived from carus, meaning "dear, beloved". It was the name of a 4th-century saint and martyr, and it is also the name of a constellation in the southern sky, where the Latin word means "keel", referring to a part of Jason's ship the Argo. As a variant of Karina, it is used in French and in Albanian, Ancient Greek, Basque, Belarusian, Breton, Bulgarian, Catalan, Corsican, Croatian, Czech, Dutch and English.
Variations
Karina, Kareena, Carinna
Related Names
Callie
Diminutive of Caroline or of names beginning with Cal
Camila
Spanish and Portuguese form of Camilla
Camilla
Feminine form of the Latin name Camillus
Clelia
Italian form of cloelia
Emilia
Feminine form of the Roman name Aemilius
Karina
Elaborated form of Karin
Ofelia
Spanish and Italian form of Ophelia, from Greek ὠφέλεια, "help" or "benefit".
Adalyn
Variant of Adeline, a feminine given name meaning 'noble', of German origin
Adiana
No documented meaning in the sources checked
Amanda
From Latin amanda, "lovable, worthy of love"