Catalina is a feminine given name. It is a
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 Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
form of a variation of the name
Katherine
Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria.
In the early Christ ...
.
Catalina is an equivalent to Katherine or Catherine in
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
, Αικατερίνη (Ekaterini) and Κατερίνα (Katerina) in
Greek
Greek may refer to:
Greece
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 ...
, Cătălina or Caterina in Romanian, Екатерина (Yekaterina) in
Russian
Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including:
*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
, Caterina in
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
,
Catalan and
Ukrainian, Catherine in
French, Katarzyna in
Polish
Polish may refer to:
* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles
Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...
, and
Catarina in
Portuguese
Portuguese may refer to:
* anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal
** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods
** Portuguese language, a Romance language
*** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language
** Portu ...
and
Galician.
Notable people with the name include:
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Catalina, Duchess of Villena (1403–1439), Infanta of Aragon
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Catalina Artusi (born 1990), Argentine actress
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Catalina Berroa (1849–1911), Cuban musician
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Catalina Botero Marino (born 1965), Colombian attorney
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Catalina Castaño (born 1979), Colombian tennis player
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Cătălina Cristea (born 1975), Romanian tennis player
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Catalina Denis, Colombian actress
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Catalina de Erauso
Antonio de Erauso, born as Catalina de Erauso (in Spanish; or Katalina Erauso in Basque) ( San Sebastián, Spain, 1585 or 15921592 according to the baptismal record; 1585, according to sources including the supposed autobiography. See . — Cuet ...
(1592–1650), Spanish explorer
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Cătălina Gheorghițoaia (born 1975), Romanian fencer
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Catalina Guirado
Catalina Jane Guirado is a British-New Zealander actress, reality TV star, model and designer who is best known for starring as Chris Evans' sidekick "Gorgeous Girl" on ''TFI Friday'' from 1996 to 1997.
Early life
Guirado began performing the v ...
(born 1974), British-New Zealander model and TV star
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Catalina Larranaga (born 1969), American actress
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Catalina Parot (born 1956), Chilean politician
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Catalina Pelaez
Catalina may refer to:
Arts and media
* ''The Catalina'', a 2012 American reality television show
* ''Catalina'' (novel), a 1948 novel by W. Somerset Maugham
* Catalina (''My Name Is Earl''), character from the NBC sitcom ''My Name Is Earl''
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(born 1991), Colombian squash player
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Cătălina Ponor
Cătălina Ponor (; born 20 August 1987) is a Romanian former artistic gymnast who competed at three Olympiads: 2004, 2012, and 2016. She won three gold medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens on balance beam, floor and as part of the R ...
(born 1987), Romanian artistic gymnast
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Catalina de los Ríos y Lisperguer (1604–1665), Chilean murderer
* Catalina Robayo (born 1989), Colombian beauty queen
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Catalina Rosales, Mexican paralympic athlete
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Catalina Saavedra (born 1968), Chilean actress
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Catalina Sandino Moreno (born 1981), Colombian actress
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Catalina Sarsfield, French-born Irish Jacobite of the 18th century
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Catalina Speroni (1938–2010), Argentine actress
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Catalina Thomás (1533–1574), Spanish saint
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Catalina Trail (born 1949), Mexican naturalist
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Catalina Usme
María Catalina Usme Pineda (born 25 December 1989), known as Catalina Usme, is a Colombian footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for América de Cali (women), América de Cali and the Colombia women's national foo ...
(born 1989), Colombian football player
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Catalina Vallejos (born 1989), Chilean model
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Catalina Vasquez Villalpando
Catalina "Cathi" Vásquez Villalpando (born April 1, 1940) is the 39th Treasurer of the United States who served from December 11, 1989, to January 20, 1993 under President George H. W. Bush and is the only U.S. Treasurer ever to be sent to priso ...
(born 1940), American politician
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Catalina Yue, Canadian musician
References
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Spanish feminine given names