Meaning & Origin
Alternative form of Kari'na.
Kalina is a girl's baby name of Slavic origin, meaning 'viburnum' — a flowering shrub with white flowers and red berries that appears throughout Slavic folk songs and poetry as a symbol of beauty and youth. The name is used across Poland, Bulgaria, Croatia, and other Slavic countries.
Kalina has a warm, botanical quality that carries the entire tradition of Slavic folk music with it — it's the flower that appears in Polish songs and Ukrainian embroidery, the plant of young love and springtime. A name of genuine cultural beauty and botanical poetry.