Female first name (German): Karine; pretty sweet, Italian (Word format); probably a relatively recent formation of Italian 'carino' and the female form 'carina';; carino = pretty, love can be understood alternatively as a pet form of 'Cara' Female first name (French): (Karine?), the pure, ancient Greek (Word format); carus = dear, expensive (Latin); katharos = pure; became independent Scandinavian development of 'Katharina', is often related also associated with Latin 'carus' (dear, expensive) because of the similarity of the words
