Carina
From the Latin *cara*, the word a Roman used for someone he held close. Only about 180 people in Poland carry it, so most Poles have never met one.
Carina Pronunciation
Carina is pronounced tsah-REE-nah (/t͡saˈrina/).
What Carina means
Where Carina comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Carina grows from Latin, from the adjective carus, cara, carum, meaning dear or beloved. A Roman who called someone cara meant a person he held close. The name keeps that sense: beloved, dear. The word is old.
There is a second Carina in the sky, and it comes from a different root. Carina the Keel is a southern constellation, once part of the great ship Argo. That name traces to Latin carina, a ship's keel, a separate word from cara. Same spelling, two Latin sources, one meaning tender and one nautical.
On a Polish class register, Carina sits a few lines from Karolina and Maria, and anyone who knows a little Latin can read cara inside it. The ending softens the whole word. What stays underneath is the plain sense the Romans gave it: dear, beloved.
How many people are named Carina
1 in 125244 women in Poland is named Carina. 180 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2368 among female names.
Carina's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 girls were given the name in 2025. It has been stable for a decade.
Carina as a middle name
Carina is a first name for 180 women in Poland and a middle name for another 51, a 78/22 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 952nd, between Annie (51) and Eleanor (51).
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#950 Anastasiia51
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#951 Annie51
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#952 Carina51
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#953 Eleanor51
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#954 Elvira51