The Name Karina
Karina is a female name of disputed origin meaning “dear; according to another version, ‘keel’”. Below are the forms of the name, name days in the Orthodox calendar, character by tradition, numerology, the first letter, talismans and compatibility with other names.
Origin and meaning
Karina is a female name of disputed origin. Meaning: “dear; according to another version, ‘keel’”. The origin is disputed: the name is traced to the Latin carina, “keel, ship”, to the Italian cara, “dear”, or to the Greek Corinna.
Forms of the name
| Full form | Karina |
| Short forms | Kara, Risha |
| Affectionate forms | Karinochka, Karinka |
Name days (angel’s day)
The name Karina is not in the Orthodox church calendar.
A name day is the feast of the saint after whom a person was baptised. If several saints share the name, custom is to celebrate the first feast after the birthday. Shown here are the main feasts in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church, with civil (Gregorian) dates.
Character by tradition
In name descriptions, Karina is a vivid, determined and proud nature. She loves success and recognition. She can be quick-tempered. Her strength is energy and charm.
Name numerology
Letters of the name Karina («Карина») in the Russian 1–9 table: К 3 + А 1 + Р 9 + И 1 + Н 6 + А 1 = 21 → 3. The sum is reduced to one digit; the master numbers 11, 22 and 33 are kept.
Name number 3: communication and creativity. Three is the number of expression: words, creativity, optimism, ease in company. Such a name needs an audience and a field to shine; the weak spot is scattering energy.
Vowels give the soul number 3 (communication and creativity), consonants the personality number 9 (service and breadth). Inner motive: communication and creativity; outer manner: service and breadth. Such a gap is not bad in itself: others see one side, close people know the other.
In Slavic Cyrillic numerals (using the modern spelling of the name): К=20 + А=1 + Р=100 + И=8 + Н=50 + А=1 = 180, reduced to 9. Letters that had no numeric value are skipped. This is an additional digit, not a second name number: meanings for the Cyrillic numerals were added in the 20th century, modeled on Western numerology.
More: name number with surname, Slavic Cyrillic numerals, number meanings.
First letter and letters of the name
In letter reading — a popular tradition of interpreting letters — the first letter of the name matters most: it sets the main tone of character. The other letters add shades.
К (K) — endurance and strength of spirit. The ability to keep secrets, an “all or nothing” approach, insight.
Other letters: А — beginning and action; Р — confidence and courage; И — refinement and kindness; Н — strong character and protest.
Talismans of the name
Name books usually derive talismans from the name number and its planet; lists differ between authors. Here we follow Cheiro (“Book of Numbers”): number 3 is linked with Jupiter.
| Planet | Jupiter |
| Stones | amethyst |
| Colours | violet, purple, lilac |
| Favourable days | Thursday |
Compatibility with other names
In numerology, compatibility of names is judged by their numbers. Number 3 goes most easily with 1 and 5, and has more friction with 4 and 7.
Goes well with: Gavriil, Denis, Ignat, Makar, Matvey, Miron, Platon, Roman, Sergey, Fedor.
More friction with: Bogdan, Vyacheslav, Demyan, Zahar, Maksim, Yaroslav.
Check a couple precisely: compatibility by name.
Outcome
The name Karina carries the meaning “dear; according to another version, ‘keel’”. Name number 3 — communication and creativity; first letter K — endurance and strength of spirit. Inner wishes (communication and creativity) and outer manner (service and breadth) differ: a person with this name needs close people to see more than what is shown.