Etymology in the sources
Source-reportedA short form of female given names ending in -rine, such as Katarine, Karine and Severine. Since these longer names have different origins, Rine has no single ultimate etymology. Compare Danish Rine and Swedish Rine (“female given names”).
Sources for this account (2)
- Wiktionary: RineCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: RineCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

