Karine
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning pure; a form of Katherine.
Karine by the numbers
Karine was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 53 babies in 1966, so it is a 1960s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Katherine
Like Karine, each of these traces back to Katherine: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Katiepure; a diminutive of Katherine770 in the US (2017)
- Katelynpure; a modern variant of Katherine760 in the US (2017)
- Kathrynpure; variant spelling of Katherine744 in the US (2017)
- Kitdiminutive of Christopher or Katherine413 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kaelynpure; a modern variant of Katelyn or Katherine332 in the US (2017)
- Kathleenpure; a form of Katherine310 in the US (2017)
- Katrinavariant of Katherine; pure or unsullied193 in the US (2017)
- Katerinapure; a form of Katherine167 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Karine. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Karinapure; a form of Carina or Karen562 in the US (2017)
- Karimenoble, generous; variant of Karim48 in the US (2017)
- Karinpure; a form of Karen30 in the US (2017)
- Kariepure; a form of Karen or Carey11 in the US (2017)
- Karinnepure; a form of Karen or Karin7 in the US (2017)
- Katrinepure; a form of Catherine6 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Karine
Names that are said the same way as Karine, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean purity
Like Karine, each of these has purity in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Karine
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