Trine as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Trine

What is the meaning of the name Trine ?

The baby name Trine is a girl name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced TREE-neh.

Trine is Greek, Scandinavian in Origin.

Trine is a Danish and Norwegian feminine short form of Katrine, the Scandinavian form of Katherine. Its remote ancestor is Greek Aikaterinē, recorded in late antiquity as the name of Saint Catherine of Alexandria; the original etymology is uncertain, but Christian Greek soon associated it with katharos, pure, giving the inherited sense pure. The final element -trine was reanalyzed as an independent pet form, as also happened with Trina.

In Denmark and Norway, Trine developed as a familiar given name rather than a mere nickname, especially in the modern period; Norwegian records show notable mid-twentieth-century use. Danish actress Trine Dyrholm and Norwegian footballer Trine Bjerke Rønning illustrate its contemporary Nordic profile. Related forms include Katrine, Kathrine, Katrina, Katherine, Catherine, and Katerina. The English common word trine, from Latin trinus, threefold, is etymologically separate and should not be treated as the source of the personal name.