| Group info: | | Meaning/translation: | maybe the pure |
| Language of origin: | Old Greek |
| Info about origin: | of debated origin; the Romans (falsely) interpreted it as deriving from Greek katharos (pure) and gave the name the form Katharina |
| | known from Saint Katharina of Alexandria (3th/4th century AD) |
| Words: | katharos = pure Old Greek |
| Topics: | 14 Holy Helpers |
| Variants' top ranks: | 1:Katharina Germany/West 1986, 1:Katrín Iceland 2013, 2:Katie Ireland 2004, 2:Catalina Argentina 2018, 3:Katalin Hungary 2014, 3:Katarzyna Poland 2012, 3:Kari Norway 2015, 3:Aikateríni Greece 2020-2022, 4:Kathrin Germany/West 1979, 4:Catherine France 2011 |
| Somehow related to: | Catalin, Karin |
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| Name variants: All variants, grouped by language of use | | Language | Female Variants | Male Variants |
| German | Catarina, Catharina, Catherina, Cathrin, Cathrina, Cathrine, Catrin, Catrina, Katarina, Käte, Katerina, Katharina, Käthe, Katherina, Kathrin, Kathrina, Kathrine, Kathryn, Katina, Katja, Katjana, Katrin, Katrina, Kerrin, Tina, Tinka | |
| Portuguese | Catarina, Katia | |
| Italian | Catarina, Catera, Caterina, Catrina, Ketty | |
| Frisian | Kerrin, Nienke, Tina | |
| Scandinavian | Katrine, Trine | |
| Dutch | Cato, Kaat, Katrien, Katrijn, Katrine | |
| Low German | Tina | |
| English | Caitlyn, Caitlynn, Catherine, Cathleen, Cathy, Kaitlin, Kaitlyn, Kaitlynn, Kari, Kate, Katelin, Katelyn, Katelynn, Katharine, Katherine, Katheryn, Kathleen, Kathrine, Kathy, Katie, Katlin, Katlyn, Katlynn, Katy, Kitty | |
| Spanish | Catalina, Katalina, Katia | |
| French | Cathérine, Catia | |
| Hungarian | Kata, Katalin, Kitti | |
| Polish | Katarzyna, Katrine | |
| Czech | Katerina, Katerina | |
| Greek | Aikateríni | |
| Slavic | Katica | |
| Romanian | Catalina, Ecaterina | |
| Scottish | Caitriona, Catriona | |
| Irish | Caitlin, Caitriona, Catriona | |
| Finnish | Kaarina, Katariina, Riina | |
| Russian | Ekaterina, Jekaterina, Katerina, Kathinka, Katia, Katinka, Katja, Katjuscha, Katjusha, Katya, Yekaterina | |
| Old Greek | Aikaterine | |
| Latin | Katharina | |
| Old French | Cateline | |
| Icelandic | Katrín | |
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| Name variants: 94 female name variants, sorted by name and gender | | Name | Languages of Use |
| Aikaterine | Old Greek |
| Aikateríni | Greek |
| Caitlin | Irish |
| Caitlyn | English |
| Caitlynn | English |
| Caitriona | Scottish, Irish |
| Catalina | Spanish |
| Catalina | Romanian |
| Catarina | German, Portuguese, Italian |
| Cateline | Old French |
| Catera | Italian |
| Caterina | Italian |
| Catharina | German |
| Catherina | German |
| Catherine | English |
| Cathérine | French |
| Cathleen | English |
| Cathrin | German |
| Cathrina | German |
| Cathrine | German |
| Cathy | English |
| Catia | French |
| Cato | Dutch |
| Catrin | German |
| Catrina | German, Italian |
| Catriona | Scottish, Irish |
| Ecaterina | Romanian |
| Ekaterina | Russian |
| Jekaterina | Russian |
| Kaarina | Finnish |
| Kaat | Dutch |
| Kaitlin | English |
| Kaitlyn | English |
| Kaitlynn | English |
| Kari | English |
| Kata | Hungarian |
| Katalin | Hungarian |
| Katalina | Spanish |
| Katariina | Finnish |
| Katarina | German |
| Katarzyna | Polish |
| Kate | English |
| Käte | German |
| Katelin | English |
| Katelyn | English |
| Katelynn | English |
| Katerina | German, Russian |
| Katerina | Czech |
| Katerina | Czech |
| Katharina | Latin |
| Katharina | German |
| Katharine | English |
| Käthe | German |
| Katherina | German |
| Katherine | English |
| Katheryn | English |
| Kathinka | Russian |
| Kathleen | English |
| Kathrin | German |
| Kathrina | German |
| Kathrine | German, English |
| Kathryn | German |
| Kathy | English |
| Katia | Russian |
| Katia | Portuguese, Spanish |
| Katica | Slavic |
| Katie | English |
| Katina | German |
| Katinka | Russian |
| Katja | German, Russian |
| Katjana | German |
| Katjuscha | Russian |
| Katjusha | Russian |
| Katlin | English |
| Katlyn | English |
| Katlynn | English |
| Katrien | Dutch |
| Katrijn | Dutch |
| Katrin | German |
| Katrín | Icelandic |
| Katrina | German |
| Katrine | Dutch, Scandinavian, Polish |
| Katy | English |
| Katya | Russian |
| Kerrin | German, Frisian |
| Ketty | Italian |
| Kitti | Hungarian |
| Kitty | English |
| Nienke | Frisian |
| Riina | Finnish |
| Tina | German, Frisian, Low German |
| Tinka | German |
| Trine | Scandinavian |
| Yekaterina | Russian |
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