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, 4:Kathrin Germany/West 1979, 4:Catherine France 2011, 5:Katarina Croatia 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 | |
Low German | Tina | |
French | Cathérine, Catia | |
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 | |
Dutch | Cato, Kaat, Katrien, Katrijn, Katrine | |
Spanish | Catalina, Katalina, Katia | |
Polish | Katarzyna, Katrine | |
Czech | Katerina, Katerina | |
Irish | Caitlin, Caitriona, Catriona | |
Slavic | Katica | |
Hungarian | Kata, Katalin, Kitti | |
Scottish | Caitriona, Catriona | |
Romanian | Catalina | |
Finnish | Kaarina, Katariina, Riina | |
Russian | Ekaterina, Jekaterina, Katerina, Kathinka, Katia, Katinka, Katja, Katjuscha, Katjusha, Katya, Yekaterina | |
Old Greek | Aikaterine | |
Old French | Cateline | |
Latin | Katharina | |
Icelandic | Katrín | |
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Name variants: 92 female name variants, sorted by name and gender | Name | Languages of Use |
Aikaterine | Old Greek |
Caitlin | Irish |
Caitlyn | English |
Caitlynn | English |
Caitriona | Scottish, Irish |
Catalina | Romanian |
Catalina | Spanish |
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 |
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 | Czech |
Katerina | Czech |
Katerina | German, Russian |
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 | Portuguese, Spanish |
Katia | Russian |
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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