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[Facts] Re: Greek derivation of CARINA/KARINA?
I doub t it, Andy.My references point Karine (KAPINH), meaning "woman from Karia," and used to signify "professional wailer" at funerals - nothing witty about that.Also there is "Karinos" , the month of November in the Eastern Rolam (Byzantine) Empire - again unrelated.Maybe there is some oblique connection with the word Charis meaning grrace, but I doubt it.
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These names look more like derivatives of Katherine ("pure").
I like them and wish Karelia was a name.
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Thank, you, Pavlos!
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