Ekaterina is a Russian feminine

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, and an alternative transliteration of the Russian ''Yekaterina''.MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Ekaterina
/ref> Katya and Katyusha are common diminutive forms of Ekaterina. Notable people with the name can be found below.

Arts

* Ekaterina Medvedeva (born 1937), Russian naïve painter *

Ekaterina Sedia Ekaterina Sedia (born July 9, 1970) is a Russian fantasy writer. She immigrated to the United States and attended college in New Jersey to obtain her Ph.D. Her most famous work is '' The Alchemy of Stone'', a steampunk novel that examines sexism ...

(born 1970), Russian fantasy author

Sports

* Yekaterina Abramova (born 1982), Russian speed skater * Ekaterina Alexandrova (born 1997), Russian professional tennis player * Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya (2000–2020), Russian-Australian pairs skater * Ekaterina Anikeeva (born 1969), Russian water polo player * Ekaterina Bychkova (born 1985), Russian professional tennis player * Ekaterina Dafovska (born 1975), Bulgarian biathlete *

Ekaterina Dzehalevich Ekaterina Dzehalevich ( be, Кацярына Міхайлаўна Дзегалевіч; russian: Екатерина Михайловна Деголевич; born 3 May 1986) is a former professional Belarusian tennis player. Her career-high singl ...

(born 1986), Belarusian professional tennis player * Yekaterina Gamova (born 1980), Russian volleyball player * Ekaterina Gordeeva (born 1971), Russian Olympic and World figure skating champion *

Ekaterina Ivanova (biathlete) Ekaterina Vinogradova (née Ivanova) ( be, Кацярына Іванова, russian: Екатерина Геннадьевна Иванова, hy, Եկատերինա Վինոգրադովա, ''Ekaterina G. Ivanova'') (born September 3, 1977 in N ...

(born 1977), Belarusian biathlete *

Ekaterina Ivanova (tennis) Ekaterina Lopes (née Ivanova; born 18 December 1987) is a Russian former tennis player. Her highest WTA rankings The WTA rankings are the ratings defined by the Women's Tennis Association, introduced in November 1975. Iga Świątek is the c ...

(born 1987), Bychkova's Russian compatriot and professional tennis player *

Ekaterina Karsten Ekaterina Karsten ( be, Кацярына Карстэн, ''Kaciaryna Karsten''; russian: Екатерина Карстен; born 2 June 1972) is a Belarusian rower, a seven-time Olym ...

(born 1972), Belarusian rower *

Yekaterina Khramenkova Yekaterina Khramenkova ( be, Кацярына Храменкава; born October 16, 1956) is a retired long-distance runner from Belarus, best known for winning the bronze medal for the Soviet Union in the women's marathon at the 1986 European Ch ...

(born 1956), Soviet long-distance runner *

Ekaterina Kramarenko Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Kramarenko (russian: Екатерина Александровна Крамаренко, born April 22, 1991 in St Petersburg) is a Russian artistic gymnast. She is the 2007 European bronze medalist on the uneven bars and ...

(born 1991), Russian artistic gymnast *

Yekaterina Lobaznyuk Ekaterina Vladimirovna Lobaznyuk (russian: Екатерина Владимировна Лобазнюк; born June 10, 1983 in Fergana, Uzbek SSR, USSR) is a former Olympic gymnast who competed for Russia in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney ...

(born 1983), Olympic gymnast who competed for Russia in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney *

Yekaterina Lobysheva Yekaterina Alexandrovna Lobysheva (russian: Екатерина Александровна Лобышева; born 13 March 1985) is a retired Russian speed skater. She won bronze medals in the team pursuit at the 2006 and 2014 Winter Olympics. Ca ...

(born 1985), Russian speed skater *

Ekaterina Makarova Ekaterina Valeryevna Makarova ( rus, Екатери́на Вале́рьевна Мака́рова; ; born 7 June 1988) is a Russian former professional tennis player who was ranked world No. 1 in doubles, and world No. 8 in singles. She ...

(born 1988), Ivanova's Russian compatriot and professional tennis player * Ekaterina Nikolaidou (born 1992), Greek rower athlete *

Yekaterina Podkopayeva Yekaterina Ilyinychna Podkopayeva (russian: Екатерина Подкопаева; born 11 June 1952 in Moscow) is a retired middle distance runner who represented the USSR and later Russia. She gained international recognition in 1983, when she w ...

(born 1952), middle-distance runner who represented the USSR and later Russia *

Ekaterina Shatnaya Yekaterina ("Katya") Shatnaya (born February 21, 1979 in Almaty) is an athlete from Kazakhstan, who competes in triathlon. Shatnaya competed at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θεριν ...

(born 1979), Kazakhstani athlete *

Yekaterina Smirnova Yekaterina Smirnova (born October 22, 1956) is a retired heptathlete who competed for the Soviet Union during her career. She twice won the gold medal at the Summer Universiade. Smirnova set her personal best (6493 points) in the heptathlon on 19 ...

(born 1956), Soviet heptathlete *

Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Vasilieva Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Vasilieva (russian: Екатерина Александровна Васильева, born May 30, 1976 in Moscow) is a Russian water polo player, who won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.Now she plays in Rar ...

(born 1976), Russian water polo player *

Ekaterina Vandaryeva Ekaterina Vandaryeva (born January 20, 1991) is a Belarusian kickboxer who defeated future UFC champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk in a controversial judges' decision to become the WKN champion in 2011. Career Before participating in Muay Thai, Ekat ...

, a Russian kickboxer *

Ekaterina Selezneva Ekaterina Sergeevna Selezneva (russian: Екатери́на Серге́евна Селезнёва, ''Yekaterina Sergeyevna Seleznyova''; born May 18, 1995 in Pushkino, Pushkinsky District, Moscow Oblast) is a Russian individual rhythmic gym ...

(born 1995), Russian rhythmic gymnast

Politics

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in Russian called as ''Yekaterina Velikaya'' *

Ekaterina Furtseva Yekaterina Alexeyevna Furtseva (russian: Екатерина Алексеевна Фурцева; 7 December 1910 – 24 October 1974) was a Soviet politician and the second woman to be admitted as secretary of the Central Committee of the Comm ...

(1910–1974), first woman to be admitted into Politburo * Ekaterina Kalinina (1882-1960), Soviet politician and First Lady of the Soviet Union * Yekaterina Kuskova (1869–1958), Russian Marxist political figure * Yekaterina Vorontsova-Dashkova (1743–1810), the closest female friend of Empress Catherine the Great * Ekaterina Svanidze (1880–1907), Georgian first wife of Joseph Stalin * Eka (Ekaterine) Tkeshelashvili (born 1977), Georgian jurist and former minister of foreign affairs of Georgia

Other fields

Yekaterina Geltzer Yekaterina Vasilyevna Geltzer (November 2, 1876 – December 12, 1962) was a prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Ballet who danced in the theatre from 1898 to 1935. She was the daughter of the famous Russian dancer Vasily Geltzer. She worked with Marius ...

(1876–1962), prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Ballet who danced in the theatre from 1898 to 1935 *

Yekaterina Golubeva Yekaterina Nikolaevna Golubeva (russian: Екатери́на Никола́евна Го́лубева; 9 October 1966 – August 2011), usually credited as Katerina Golubeva or Katia Golubeva, was a Russian actress who moved to Paris and b ...

(1966–2011), Russian actress *Ekaterina 'Katia' Ivanova (born 1988), Kazakh-born English model and contestant on Celebrity Big Brother 2010 *

Ekaterina Korbut Ekaterina Valerievna Korbut (born February 9, 1985 in Tashkent) is a Russian chess player, who holds the titles of International master and Woman Grandmaster. She won the World Junior Chess Championship (Girls) in 2004, and the Russian women' ...

, woman Grandmaster of chess *

Ekaterina Maximova Ekaterina Sergeevna Maximova (russian: Екатерина Сергеевна Максимова; 1 February 1939 – 28 April 2009) was a Soviet and Russian ballerina of the second part of the 20th century who was internationally recognised. Sh ...

(1939–2009), Russian ballerina * Ekaterina Peshkova (1887–1965), Russian human rights activist and humanitarian * Ekaterina Polovnikova-Atalik (born 1982), Russian-Turkish Grandmaster of chess * Ekaterina Zelyonaya (1902–1991), Soviet actress and singer of Ukrainian ancestry * Yekaterina 'Katya' Petrovna Zamolodchikova (born 1982), American drag queen and actor

Fictional characters

* Yekaterina "Katya" Derevko *Ekaterina Golovkina, a character in the ''

Life Life is a quality that distinguishes matter that has biological processes, such as signaling and self-sustaining processes, from that which does not, and is defined by the capacity for growth, reaction to stimuli, metabolism, energy ...

'' *Ekaterina Dmitrievna Smokovnikova, ''

The Road to Calvary ''The Road to Calvary'' (russian: Хождение по мукам, Khozhdeniye po mukam, Walking Through Torments), also translated as ''Ordeal'', is a trilogy of novels by Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy, tracing the fate of the Russian intellige ...

'' *Kate Daniels from the Magic Series by Ilona Andrew's. Kate' real name is Ekaterina, but she always calls herself Kate. *Ekaterina Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya (Kitty), a character in

Anna Karenina ''Anna Karenina'' ( rus, «Анна Каренина», p=ˈanːə kɐˈrʲenʲɪnə) is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in book form in 1878. Widely considered to be one of the greatest works of literature ever writt ...

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