Is there a Biblical source for the feminine name "Carina" or "Karina"?

[UTUSN]

O.K., I stuck myself into it. I told a woman named "Karina" (or Carina) that her name came from the Bible.

The story is, back in the '80s/'90s I knew this woman who had met somebody and the two of them were going through the whole religious course towards, presumably, marriage, and part of this was Bible study.

Perhaps they broke up or whatever, but she went through a complete change, legally got rid of her divorced (she didn't marry the SUITOR) surname, went back to her maiden name, and didn't stop there: She even legally changed her given name, and she told all of us that she had found her new given name in that Bible study, "Karina," which means (I don't remember).

So I've done a couple of hours of Googling and found slight references to the 7th Angel in Revelation, but not the specific name Carina.

Many more references have to do with a constellation Eta Carina, shaped like the KEEL (carina) of a ship, and then the KEEL of the Argo, Jason's ship.

I told this person, who was VERY interested in the Biblical link, that I would have the Biblical reference FOR SURE the next time I see her (Wednesday, day after tomorrow).

I've got TONS of data about the constellation and Jason and the Argonauts, but NOTHING from the Bible. Other references say Carina/Karina is a derivative of Katherine.

Anyway, any Biblical citation? Much appreciation in advance.

[Why Syzygy]

1. Karena

http://www.suggestbabynames.com/meaning_of_greek_girlname_karena.html

Name Karena
Gender Girl
Country/Origin Greek
Pronunciation Not Available
Meaning form of Catherine,meaning: pure

Was it a Catholic Bible study? St. Catherine:
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03447a.htm

[BlooInBloo]

2. I assumed it came from some latin word for love or affection.

[UTUSN]

3. Most of the Googling goes back to the KEEL of Jason's ship, the Argo n/t

[BlooInBloo]

4. Ok... ok.... I'll stop being lazy...

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=Carina&searchmode=none

hull (2) Look up hull at Dictionary.com
"body of a ship," 1571, perhaps from hull (1) on fancied resemblance of ship keels to open peapods (cf. L. carina "keel of a ship," originally "shell of a nut;" Gk. phaselus "light passenger ship, yacht," lit. "bean pod;" Fr. coque "hull of a ship, shell of a walnut or egg"). Alternate etymology is from M.E. hoole "ship's keel" (c.1440), from the same source as hold (n.).
careen Look up careen at Dictionary.com
1591, "to turn a ship on its side" (with the keel exposed), from M.Fr. carene "keel," from It. (Genoese dialect) carena, from L. carina "keel of a ship," originally "nutshell." Generalized sense of "to lean, to tilt" is 1883; confused with career (v.) since at least 1923. To career is to move rapidly; to careen is to lurch from side to side (often while moving rapidly).


It could be, back before biblical days, that they used it in specific reference to the Argo.

[charlie]

5. A biblical connection

Not in the bible, but in biblical lore -- Karina is the Arabic equivalent of Lilith. Not the popular notion of Lilith as Adam's first wife, but the original, a nasty demon:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilith#Arabic_mythology

[UTUSN]

6. Wow, thanks!1 That's the closest. Plus, there's a reference there to the King James bible

which made it occur to me that the VERSION of the bible the woman I knew was using might be critical: Who knows what kind of notes were in her study, and there might have been a footnote with your Karina citation. But as I recall, when she was telling us about the name she told us the meaning, which was something positive, not the demon side of things.

Really, THANKS!1 I've spent more than a couple of hours on this so far. The Bible I have is an Ecumenical version, not the James.

[charlie]

7. Per a request

from a friend, I'll repost this reply here:

Karena

http://www.suggestbabynames.com/meaning_of_greek_girlname_karena.html

Name Karena
Gender Girl
Country/Origin Greek
Pronunciation Not Available
Meaning form of Catherine,meaning: pure

Was it a Catholic Bible study? St. Catherine:
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03447a.htm

[UTUSN]

8. More than likely it was a Catholic version, but your Arabic Karina seems closer n/t