Karina is a unisex name of English, French, Greek, Italian and Latin origin. Meaning in English: Modern variant of Katherine. Pure. Meaning in French: Pure, clear. Form of the Latin Katharina, from the Greek Aikaterina. Meaning in Greek: Pure. Meaning in Italian: Dear, beloved. From the feminine form of Italian ‘cara’ or the Latin ‘carus’. Meaning in Latin: Pure, clear. Form of the Latin ‘Katharina’, from the Greek Aikaterina’. It was borne by a number of saints, including St Catherine of Alexandria, a 4th century martyr who suffered torture on a spiked wheel. Karina is a variant of Catherine and variant of Katherine. The name has 6 letters.