Katherine (), also spelled Catherine and
other variations, is a feminine
given name
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. The name and its variants are popular in countries where large Christian populations exist, because of its associations with one of the earliest Christian saints,
Catherine of Alexandria
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.
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In the early Christian era it came to be associated with the Greek adjective (), meaning 'pure'. This influenced the name's English spelling, giving rise to variants ''Katharine'' and ''Catharine''. The spelling with a middle 'a' was more common in the past. ''Katherine'', with a middle 'e', was first recorded in England in 1196 after being brought back from the ]Crusades
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.
Popularity and variations
Anglophone use
In Britain and America, ''Catherine'' and its variants have been among the 100 most popular names since 1880. Amongst the most common variants are ''Katherine'' and ''Kathryn''. The spelling ''Catherine'' is common in both English and French. Less-common variants in English include ''Katharine'', ''Catharine'', ''Cathryn'', ''Katheryn'', ''Katharyn'', ''Kathryne'', ''Katheryne'', ''Katherin'', and ''Kathrine''.[Popularity statistics for England and Wales for years 2001, 2011, and 2021―name variant with (rank) shown in brackets:
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* The last appearance of ''Katharine'' in the top 1000 was in 2008 at a rank of 817th and a count . There is no record of the spelling ''Catharine'' appearing in the top 100 girls' names in England and Wales.]
Diminutives include: Katie, Katy, Kate, Kathy, Kathe, Kath, Kay, Kat, Katja or Katya, Kota, Katyusha, Katrya, Kitty, Kit, Kasia; many of these are also sometimes given as independent names.[
'' Kathleen'' or '' Cathleen'', Anglicized forms of the Irish ''Caitlín'', have become established in the US among people with no Irish background, but is less popular in England and Wales. The form '' Karen'', of Danish origin, is now often considered an independent name in English.][
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Language variants
The following is a list of various forms of the name ''Katherine'', all ultimately associated with a common Greek-language origin of uncertain meaning but influenced by the , 'pure'. These forms are in use as a given name in the language noted, or were formerly. The list includes short or pet forms (hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...
s), associated with ''Katherine'' or one of its variants:
* (Ancient Greek
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* Aikaterine (Old French
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* Cadi ( Welsh)
* Cáit (Irish language">Irish)
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* Cáit ( Irish)
* Caitlín (Irish language">Irish)
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* Caitria ( Irish)
* Caitrín ( Irish)
* Caitríona ( Irish)
* Caja ( Danish)
* Catherine, Katarina, Katherine, Katerina ( Indonesian)
* Cajsa ( Swedish)
* Caren (name)">Caren (Welsh language">Welsh)
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* Carin (English language">English)
* Carina (Portuguese language">Portuguese)
* Carine ( French; ''Karien'' in ]Afrikaans
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* Caryn ( English)
* Cat ( English)
* Cát Linh (Vietnamese language, Vietnamese)
* Cătălina ( Romanian)
* Catalina (name), Catalina ( Italian language, Italian, Spanish
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**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
**Spanish history
**Spanish culture
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)
* Catant ( French)
* Catarina ( Galician, Italian language, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
**Spanish history
**Spanish culture
...
, Neapolitan)
* Cate ( English)
* Cateline (Old French)[
* Cathelijne ( Dutch)
* Cateliña ( Galician)
* Caterina ( Catalan, Italian language, Italian, Romanian)]
* Caterine (Old French)[
* Cathanne ( English, French)
* Cathareau ( French)
* Catharina ( Dutch, Swedish)
* Catharine ( English)
* Catherin ( English)
* Catherina (]Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
**Spanish history
**Spanish culture
...
)
* Catherine
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( English, French)
* Catherne (17th century English)[
* Cathey ( Nordic)
* ]Cathie Cathie is both a feminine given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name:
* Cathie Adams (born 1950), American politician
* Cathie Beck (born 1955), American journalist and writer
* Cathie Black (born 1944), American edu ...
( English)
* Cathleen ( English, Hiberno-English
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* Cathrin (]German
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)
* Cathrine ( Scandinavian)
** Cathrinus (Latinized, male)
* Cathryn ( English)
* Cathy ( English)[
* Cati ( Italian language, Italian)]
* Catia ( Italian language, Italian)
* Cátia ( Portuguese)
* Catie ( English)
* Catina ( Romanian)
* Catinca ( Romanian)
* Catja ( Danish)
* Catlin (Middle English)[
* Cato ( Dutch)
* Catraoine ( Irish)
* Catreena ( Manx)
* Catreeney ( Manx)
* Catrien ( Dutch)
* Catrin (]German
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, Welsh)
* Catrina ( Romanian)
* Catrine ( Swedish)
* Catrinel ( Romanian)
* Catrìona (Scottish Gaelic
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* Catterina ( Italian language, Italian)]
* Catuxa ( Galician)
* Caty ( Italian language, Italian)
* Ecaterina Ecaterina is a Romanian female first name meaning Catherine (disambiguation), Catherine. Notable persons with that name include:
*Ecaterina Andronescu (born 1948), Romanian politician and engineer
*Ecaterina Arbore ( 1874 – 1937), Romanian-Soviet ...
( Romanian)
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* ''Ekaterina
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* , or : [
* ]Ekaterina
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( Latvian)
* : ka, ეკატერინე
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* (Sami
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* (Sami
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* Jekaterina (Estonian
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* Estonian cuisine
* Estonian culture
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)
* Kaarat ( Greenlandic)
* Kaarin (Estonian
Estonian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe
* Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent
* Estonian language
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* Estonian culture
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* Kaarina
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( Finnish)
* Kaatje ( Dutch)
* Kaća ( Serbian)
* : ()
* Kadara: ()
* Kadarine: ()
* Kadi (Estonian
Estonian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe
* Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent
* Estonian language
* Estonian cuisine
* Estonian culture
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)
* Kadri (Estonian
Estonian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe
* Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent
* Estonian language
* Estonian cuisine
* Estonian culture
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* Kaety ( English)
* (Sami
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* Kai (Estonian
Estonian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe
* Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent
* Estonian language
* Estonian cuisine
* Estonian culture
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, Swedish)
* Kaia (Estonian
Estonian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe
* Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent
* Estonian language
* Estonian cuisine
* Estonian culture
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, Norwegian)
* Kaie (Estonian
Estonian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe
* Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent
* Estonian language
* Estonian cuisine
* Estonian culture
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)
* Kaight ( English)
* Kaija ( Finnish)
* Kaila ( English)
* Kailan ( English)
* Kailani ( Hawaiian)
* Kaili (Estonian
Estonian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe
* Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent
* Estonian language
* Estonian cuisine
* Estonian culture
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)
* Kailie ( English, French)
* Kailua ( Hawaiian)
* : , . (Also German
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* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
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)
* Kena: , . (Also English)
* Kera: ;
* Keri, Kerry: ; ; . (Also Hawaiian)
* : . (Also Arabic
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* Kairi or Kairia (Arabic
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, Estonian
Estonian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe
* Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent
* Estonian language
* Estonian cuisine
* Estonian culture
See also ...
, Greek
Greek may refer to:
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...
, Japanese)
* Kaisa (Estonian
Estonian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe
* Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent
* Estonian language
* Estonian cuisine
* Estonian culture
See also ...
, Finnish)
* ''Kai Sa Lin'': (traditional Chinese
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)
** ''Kai Se Lin'': zh, s=凯瑟琳 (simplified Chinese
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)
* Kaisu ( Finnish)
* Kait ( English)
* Kaitlan ( English)
* Kaitlane ( English)
* Kaitlin ( English)
* Kaitline ( English)
* Kaitlyn ( English)
* Kaitlynne ( English)
* Kaitrin (German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
, Swedish)
* Kaitrina ( Dutch, English, German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
, Swedish)
* Kaity ( English)
* Kaj ( Swedish, male)
* Kaja ( Scandinavian, Estonian
Estonian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe
* Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent
* Estonian language
* Estonian cuisine
* Estonian culture
See also ...
, Polish)
* Kajsa ( Swedish)
* Kakalina ( Hawaiian)
* Kalena ( Hawaiian)
* Kalina ( Hawaiian)
* Katerina (Albanian
Albanian may refer to:
*Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular:
**Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans
**Albanian language
**Albanian culture
**Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...
)
* :
* Kara (Arabic
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, English, , Japanese)
* (Sami
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* Saudi Arabian Military Industries, a government-owned defence company
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* (Sami)
* Karen: derived from the Danish short form of Katherine ( Danish,[ English,][ ]German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
, Norwegian, Dutch[)
* Karena ( English)
* Karenina ( English, Scandinavian, ]Russian
Russian(s) may refer to:
*Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*A citizen of Russia
*Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages
*''The Russians'', a b ...
)
* Karentina ( English, Scandinavian, Russian
Russian(s) may refer to:
*Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*A citizen of Russia
*Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages
*''The Russians'', a b ...
)
* Kari ( Norwegian)
* Karia ( Norwegian)
* Karien (Afrikaans
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, Dutch, ''Carine'' in French)
* (Sami
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* Karin
Karin may refer to:
*Karin (given name), a feminine name
Fiction
* ''Karin'' (manga) or ''Chibi Vampire'', a Japanese media franchise
* Karin Hanazono, title character of the manga and anime ''Kamichama Karin''
*Karin Kokubu, a main character in ...
(Afrikaans
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, Dutch, Estonian
Estonian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe
* Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent
* Estonian language
* Estonian cuisine
* Estonian culture
See also ...
, Faroese, Finnish, German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
, Swedish)
* Karina ( English)
* Karine ( Armenian
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** Armenian diaspora, Armenian communities around the ...
; French)
* Karoun (Arabic
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, Armenian
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* Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent
** Armenian diaspora, Armenian communities around the ...
)
* Kary ( Norwegian)
* Karyn ( English)
* Karyna ( English, Polish)
* :
* :
* Kat ( English)
* Kata
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( Croatian, Finnish, Hungarian)
* Katalin (Basque
Basque may refer to:
* Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France
* Basque language, their language
Places
* Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France
* Basque Country (autonomous co ...
, Hungarian)
* Katalina (Basque
Basque may refer to:
* Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France
* Basque language, their language
Places
* Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France
* Basque Country (autonomous co ...
, Esperanto
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, Hungarian)
* Katariina (Estonian
Estonian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe
* Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent
* Estonian language
* Estonian cuisine
* Estonian culture
See also ...
, Finnish)
* Katarin (Basque
Basque may refer to:
* Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France
* Basque language, their language
Places
* Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France
* Basque Country (autonomous co ...
, Breton
Breton most often refers to:
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** Breton (horse), a breed
**Gale ...
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* Katarína ( Slovak)
* Katarina ( Bosnian, Croatian, Esperanto
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, German
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**Germania (Roman era)
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, Hungarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Slovene, Swedish)
* Katarine (German
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**Germania (Roman era)
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* Katarino (Esperanto
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* Katarzyna
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( Polish)
** Kasia ( Polish)
** ( Polish)
** ( Polish)
* Kate Kate may refer to:
People and fictional characters
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* Gyula Káté (born 1982), Hungarian amateur boxer
* Lauren Kate (born 1981), American author o ...
( Croatian, English)[
* Katelijn ( Dutch)
* Katelijne ( Dutch)
* Katelin ( English)
* Kateline (Middle English)][
* Katell (]Breton
Breton most often refers to:
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** Breton (horse), a breed
**Gale ...
)
* Katelyn ( English)
* Katelynn ( English)
* Katelynne ( English)
* Katen ( Dutch)
* Katenka (Russian
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*A citizen of Russia
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*''The Russians'', a b ...
)
* Kateri ( Mohawk)
* Katerien (Afrikaans
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, Dutch)
* Katerine (Old French
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* :
* :
* Katia ( Italian language, Italian)
* ( Portuguese)
* Katia
Katia is a feminine given name. It is a variant of Katya.
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Actresses and models
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* Katia Margaritoglou, Greek fashion model and beauty contestant
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:
* Kateřina (Czech
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* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
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** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus
*Czech (surnam ...
)
* Katerina (; Albanian
Albanian may refer to:
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**Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans
**Albanian language
**Albanian culture
**Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...
, Bulgarian, Latin,[ Macedonian, ]Russian
Russian(s) may refer to:
*Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*A citizen of Russia
*Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages
*''The Russians'', a b ...
)
* Katerine (Middle English)[
* Katerino (]Esperanto
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* Kateryna ( Ukrainian)
* Katerynka ( Ukrainian)
* Katey ( English)
* : . (Also German
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)
* :
* :
* Kathani (Hindi
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, Arabic
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* Kathanna ( English, German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
)
* Kathanne ( English, French)
* Kathareau ( French)
* Katharina (German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
, Latin[)
* Katharine ( English,][ ]German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
, Dutch)
* :
* Käthe (German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
)
* Kathelijne ( Dutch)
* Katherina ( English, German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
)
* Katherne (17th century English)[
* Katheryn ( English)
* Katheryne ( English)
* Kathey (]Gaelic
Gaelic (pronounced for Irish Gaelic and for Scots Gaelic) is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". It may refer to:
Languages
* Gaelic languages or Goidelic languages, a linguistic group that is one of the two branches of the Insul ...
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* Kathi ( English)
* Kathie
Kathie is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Kathie Browne (1929-2003), American actress
* Kathie Conway (born 1955), American politician
* Kathie Dello, American science communicator
* Kathie-Ann Joseph, American surgeon ...
( English)
* Kathianna ( English)
* Kathianne ( English)
* Kathlaura ( English, German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
)
* Kathlauren ( English, German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
)
* Kathlaurie ( English, French, German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
)
* Kathleanna ( English, German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
)
* Kathleanne ( English, French)
* Kathleen ( English,[ ]Hiberno-English
Hiberno-English or Irish English (IrE), also formerly sometimes called Anglo-Irish, is the set of dialects of English native to the island of Ireland. In both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, English is the first language in e ...
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* Kathlyn ( English)
* Kathreena (]Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...
)
* Kathrina (German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
)
* Kathrin (German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
)
* Kathru (Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...
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* Kathryn ( English)
* Kathy
Kathy is a feminine given name. It is a pet form of Katherine, Kathleen and their related forms.
Kathy may refer to:
People
In sports
* Kathy Bald (Born 1963), Canadian freestyle swimmer
* Kathy May (Born 1956), American tennis player
* K ...
( English)
* Kati (Estonian
Estonian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe
* Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent
* Estonian language
* Estonian cuisine
* Estonian culture
See also ...
, Finnish, Hungarian)
* '' Katya, Katia
Katia is a feminine given name. It is a variant of Katya.
Notable people with this name
Actresses and models
* Katia Dandoulaki, Greek actress
* Katia Margaritoglou, Greek fashion model and beauty contestant
* Katia Winter (born 1983), Sw ...
, Katja'': ;
* Katica ( Croatian, Czech
Czech may refer to:
* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus
*Czech (surnam ...
, Serbian, Slovene, Hungarian)
* Katie
Katie is an English female name. It is a form of Katherine, Kate, Caitlin, Kathleen, Katey and their related forms. It is frequently used on its own.
People Sports
* Katie Boulter (born 1996), British tennis player
* Katie Clark (born 1994), ...
( English)[
* Katika ( Danish)
* :
* Κatina, Katinja (]Esperanto
Esperanto (, ) is the world's most widely spoken Constructed language, constructed international auxiliary language. Created by L. L. Zamenhof in 1887 to be 'the International Language' (), it is intended to be a universal second language for ...
)
* Katinka (Afrikaans
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, German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
, Hungarian, Russian
Russian(s) may refer to:
*Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*A citizen of Russia
*Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages
*''The Russians'', a b ...
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* Katixa (]Basque
Basque may refer to:
* Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France
* Basque language, their language
Places
* Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France
* Basque Country (autonomous co ...
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* Katja ( Croatian, Dutch, Finnish, German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
, Russian
Russian(s) may refer to:
*Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*A citizen of Russia
*Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages
*''The Russians'', a b ...
, Slovene, Ukrainian)
* Katka (Czech
Czech may refer to:
* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus
*Czech (surnam ...
, Russian
Russian(s) may refer to:
*Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*A citizen of Russia
*Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages
*''The Russians'', a b ...
)
* Káťa (Czech
Czech may refer to:
* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus
*Czech (surnam ...
)
* Kačka (Czech
Czech may refer to:
* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus
*Czech (surnam ...
)
* Kačenka (Czech
Czech may refer to:
* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus
*Czech (surnam ...
)
* Katlyn ( English)
* Kätlin (Estonian
Estonian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe
* Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent
* Estonian language
* Estonian cuisine
* Estonian culture
See also ...
)
* : ka, კატო
* Kató ( Hungarian)
* Katóka ( Hungarian)
* Katre (Estonian
Estonian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe
* Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent
* Estonian language
* Estonian cuisine
* Estonian culture
See also ...
)
* Katri ( Finnish)
* Katrian (Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language spoken in South Africa, Namibia and to a lesser extent Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and also Argentina where there is a group in Sarmiento, Chubut, Sarmiento that speaks the Pat ...
, Dutch, Flemish Dutch
Flemish ( ) is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language. It is sometimes referred to as Flemish Dutch (), Belgian Dutch ( ), or Southern Dutch (). Flemish is native to the region known as Flanders in northern Belgium; it is spoke ...
)
* Katriana ( Portuguese, Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
**Spanish history
**Spanish culture
...
)
* Katrianna ( Danish, Dutch, English, German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
, Norwegian, Swedish)
* Katrianne ( English, French)
* Katrien (Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language spoken in South Africa, Namibia and to a lesser extent Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and also Argentina where there is a group in Sarmiento, Chubut, Sarmiento that speaks the Pat ...
, Dutch, Flemish Dutch
Flemish ( ) is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language. It is sometimes referred to as Flemish Dutch (), Belgian Dutch ( ), or Southern Dutch (). Flemish is native to the region known as Flanders in northern Belgium; it is spoke ...
)
* Katriin (Estonian
Estonian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe
* Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent
* Estonian language
* Estonian cuisine
* Estonian culture
See also ...
)
* Katriina ( Finnish)
* Katrijn ( Dutch, also 'Katryn' in Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language spoken in South Africa, Namibia and to a lesser extent Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and also Argentina where there is a group in Sarmiento, Chubut, Sarmiento that speaks the Pat ...
and German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
)
* Katriona ( English)
* Katrin (Estonian
Estonian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe
* Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent
* Estonian language
* Estonian cuisine
* Estonian culture
See also ...
, Faroese, German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
, Swedish)
* Katrina ( English, German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
, Dutch)
* Katrīna ( Latvian)
* Katrine (; Dutch, French, Scottish Gaelic,[ Scandinavian)
* Katrinka ( Dutch, ]German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
, Russian
Russian(s) may refer to:
*Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*A citizen of Russia
*Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages
*''The Russians'', a b ...
)
* Katrusia ( Ukrainian)
* Katryn (Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language spoken in South Africa, Namibia and to a lesser extent Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and also Argentina where there is a group in Sarmiento, Chubut, Sarmiento that speaks the Pat ...
, German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
, spelt in )
* Katushka (Russian
Russian(s) may refer to:
*Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*A citizen of Russia
*Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages
*''The Russians'', a b ...
)
* Katuška (Czech
Czech may refer to:
* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus
*Czech (surnam ...
)
* Katy ( English)
* Katya (Russian
Russian(s) may refer to:
*Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*A citizen of Russia
*Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages
*''The Russians'', a b ...
, Bulgarian, Ukrainian)
* Kay ( English)[
* Kaye ( English)
* Kerry (]Hiberno-English
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* ''Keta'': ka, ქეთა
* ''Ketevan'': ka, ქეთევან
* ''Keti'': ka, ქეთი
* Ketlen
* Ketlin (]Estonian
Estonian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe
* Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent
* Estonian language
* Estonian cuisine
* Estonian culture
See also ...
)
* ''Keto'': ( Georgian)
* Ketrina (Albanian
Albanian may refer to:
*Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular:
**Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans
**Albanian language
**Albanian culture
**Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...
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* Kitty (English)[
* Koto ( Hungarian)
* Kotryna ( Lithuanian)
* Kyla ( English)
* Kysa (Finnish)
* Nienke ( Dutch)
* Nynke ( Frisian)
* Reina ( Japanese, ]Yiddish
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)
* Riin (Estonian
Estonian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe
* Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent
* Estonian language
* Estonian cuisine
* Estonian culture
See also ...
)
* Riina (Estonian
Estonian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe
* Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent
* Estonian language
* Estonian cuisine
* Estonian culture
See also ...
, Finnish)
* Rina ( Croatian)
* Triin (Estonian
Estonian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe
* Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent
* Estonian language
* Estonian cuisine
* Estonian culture
See also ...
)
* Triinu (Estonian
Estonian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe
* Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent
* Estonian language
* Estonian cuisine
* Estonian culture
See also ...
)
* Trijn ( Dutch)
* Trijntje ( Dutch)
* Trina
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(German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
)
* Trinchen (German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
)
* Trine ( Danish, German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
)
* Trīne ( Latvian)
* Trinette ( French)
* Tríona ( Irish)
Notable people
See also
*
*
*
*
*
* St. Catherine (disambiguation)
St. Catherine or St. Katherine may refer to a number of List of saints named Catherine, saints named Catherine, or:
Geography
Canada
*St. Catharines, a city in Ontario
*St. Catharines (federal electoral district), federal
*St. Catharines (p ...
Notes and references
External links
* Name statistics for Northern Ireland:
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* Name statistics for Scotland:
** {{cite web , title=Babies' First Names , url=https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/names/babies-first-names , website=National Records of Scotland , date=31 May 2013 , publisher=Government of the United Kingdom , language=en
Feminine given names
Given names
Given names of Greek language origin
English-language feminine given names