Katya is a feminine given name. It is a very popular name in

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, and

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. It is a Russian diminutive form of Yekaterina, which is a Russian form of

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 ...

.This name is also can be spelled Katia.
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The name is sometimes used as an independent given name in the English-speaking world. In German, Dutch and Scandinavian languages it is spelled Katja. For origin and meaning see also Indian literature for the name Katya-yani/Katyayani, possibly the oldest and therefore the origin of the name Katya. Katya may also refer to: In the arts: *

Katya Chilly Kateryna Petrivna Kondratenko ( uk, Катерина Петрівна Кондратенко; born 12 July 1978), known professionally as Katya Chilly, is a Ukrainian singer and songwriter. Her style is a fusion of world and new-age music. Biog ...

(born 1978), Ukrainian singer * Katya Jones (born 1989), Russian dancer *

Katya Medvedeva Katya Ivanovna Medvedeva (russian: Екатери́на Ива́новна Медве́дева ''Ekaterina Ivanovna Medvedeva''; born 1937) is a Russian naïve painter. Biography Yekaterina (Katya) Medvedeva was born January 10, 1937 in th ...

(born 1937), Russian naïve painter *

Katya Paskaleva Katya Paskaleva ( bg, Катя Паскалева) was a Bulgarian film and stage actress, born in 1945, deceased in 2002. She is best known for her performance as Maria in the Bulgarian film classic ''The Goat Horn'' (1972), for which she recei ...

(1945–2002), Bulgarian actress * Katya Reimann (born 1965), American writer of fantasy novels *

Katya Santos Katya Santos (born 1981/1982) is a Filipino actress and model. She started her career on the Philippine television series '' Ang TV'' and ''Oki Doki Doc'' at the age of 13. Since then she has become a sex symbol in the Philippine cinema having s ...

(born 1982), Filipina actress and model *

Katya Zamolodchikova Brian Joseph McCook, known by his drag persona Yekaterina Petrovna Zamolodchikova (russian: Екатерина Петровна Замолодчикова), or mononymously as Katya (russian: Катя), is an American drag queen, actor, author ...

, (performed by Brian McCook, born 1982), American drag queen In other fields: *

Katya Adler Michal Katya Adler (born 3 May 1972) is a British journalist. She has been the BBC's Europe editor since 2014. Early life Adler was born on 3 May 1972 in Hampstead, north London, to German parents. She attended the independent, fee-paying S ...

, British journalist * Yekaterina Budanova (1916–1943), also known as Katya, female Soviet fighter ace in the Second World War *

Katya Scheinberg Katya Scheinberg is a Russian-American applied mathematician known for her research in continuous optimization and particularly in derivative-free optimization. She works at Cornell University and is a professor in Cornell's School of Operations R ...

, Russian-American applied mathematician In fiction: * Katya Derevko, on the ABC television series ''Alias'' *

Katya Kinski Katya Kinski is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Dichen Lachman. She made her first on-screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 12 December 2005. Lachman originally auditioned for the role of ...

, on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' * Katya Nadanova, Bond girl in the game ''James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing'' * Katya Orlova, heroine of John le Carré's novel ''

The Russia House ''The Russia House'' is a spy novel by British writer John le Carré published in 1989. The title refers to the nickname given to the portion of the British Secret Intelligence Service that was devoted to spying on the Soviet Union. A film b ...

'' and the film adaptation * Katya Vogt, the protagonist of

Sandra Birdsell Sandra Louise Birdsell, CM (née Bartlette) (born 22 April 1942) is a Canadian novelist and short story writer of Métis and Mennonite heritage from Morris, Manitoba. Life and career Born in Hamiota, Manitoba, Birdsell was the fifth of eleven c ...

's historical novel ''The Russländer'' (aka ''Katya'') * Katya (Highlander), an

Immortal Immortality is the ability to live forever, or eternal life. Immortal or Immortality may also refer to: Film * ''The Immortals'' (1995 film), an American crime film * ''Immortality'', an alternate title for the 1998 British film ''The Wisdom of ...

in ''Highlander: The Series'' * Katya, a character in the 2013 movie '' Stalingrad''. * Katya Udinov, Alexandra Udinov's mother in ''Nikita''

Other uses

* ''Katya'' (spider), a genus of spiders

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