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Name Katja

Meaning:maybe the pureTools:

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About the name Katja in particular

Gender:female
Languages of use:German, Russian
Is diminutive of:Jekaterina
Topics:Asteroid 1113 Katja, discovered 1928
US 2021 rank:not in the Top 1000; other popularity lists see below
Similarly written:Kaija, Kaja, Kata, Katia, Katia, Katla, Katya, Aja, Alja, Anja     Details
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About Katherine, the group of names with the same origin as Katja

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
Old/original forms:Aikaterine Old Greek, Cateline Old French, Katharina Latin
Name variants:Caitlin, Caitlyn, Caitlynn, Caitriona, Catalina, Catalina, Catarina, Catera, Caterina, Catharina, Catherina, Catherine, Cathérine, Cathleen, Cathrin, Cathrina, Cathrine, Cathy, Catia, Cato, Catrin, Catrina, Catriona, Ekaterina, Jekaterina, Kaarina, Kaat, Kaitlin, Kaitlyn, Kaitlynn, Kari, Kata, Katalin, Katalina, Katariina, Katarina, Katarzyna, Kate, Käte, Katelin, Katelyn, Katelynn, Katerina, Katerina, Katerina, Katharina, Katharine, Käthe, Katherina, Katherine, Katheryn, Kathinka, Kathleen, Kathrin, Kathrina, Kathrine, Kathryn, Kathy, Katia, Katia, Katica, Katie, Katina, Katinka, Katja, Katjana, Katjuscha, Katjusha, Katlin, Katlyn, Katlynn, Katrien, Katrijn, Katrin, Katrín, Katrina, Katrine, Katy, Katya, Kerrin, Ketty, Kitti, Kitty, Nienke, Riina, Tina, Tinka, Trine, Yekaterina   Sortable list   Details
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Popularity lists that contain the name Katja

SeriesGraphRankings
Austria 1999 81
CroatiaGraph2018 282017 29
Germany prevalence 2005 95
Slovenia 2009 37
Switzerland 1997 133
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