What does Karin mean?

Is Karin a Japanese name? If so, what does it mean? Could it have multiple meanings depending on the Kanji? What Kanji would be used to spell Karin?

Thank you so much.

You can do a search for the different ways to write the name 'karin' in WWJDIC http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/cgi-bin/wwwjdic.cgi?...

Type KARIN under Keyword, make sure you select 'Japanese Names (ENAMDICT)' from the Dictionary drop down box and check the 'Search using romanized Japanese' box and press the Search button.

I have come across Karin as a name, usually for a girl with one foreign, one Japanese parent, or Japanese parents who want a modern sounding name. It's not a traditional Japanese name.

The Japanese word for "quince", (a fruit if you are not familiar with it) is karin (‰Ô—œ), so this is a possible meaning.

So far most of the spellings I've seen for Karin were in Hiragana though I found this one : ‰Ô—é which means flower bell. Here's links to other kanji spellings.
http://www.jp41.com/kanji/ka.html
http://www.jp41.com/kanji/rin.html

http://www.saiga-jp.com/cgi-bin/dic.cgi?m=search&sc=0&f...

http://www.saiga-jp.com/cgi-bin/dic.cgi?m=search&sc=0&f...