Dear, beloved, or the keel of a ship
Derived from the Latin 'carus' meaning dear or beloved. In astronomy, it is also the name of a constellation in the southern sky representing the keel of the ship Argo Navis.
Less common today
Carina isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #382 in 1995.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Award-winning Hong Kong actress
Horologist and astronomer · Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Italian OB/GYN surgeon · Grey's Anatomy
British singer-songwriter
