Catarina is a feminine given name. It is a Portuguese,

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and Galician form 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 ...

''. It may refer to:

Portuguese infantas

Infanta Catarina of Portugal The Infanta Catarina (1436–1463); (; ) was a Portuguese ''infanta'' (princess), daughter of King Edward of Portugal and his wife Eleanor of Aragon. Life Catherine was born in Lisbon on 26 November 1436. Like her sisters Joan and Eleanor s ...

(1436–1463), daughter of King Edward of Portugal *

Infanta Catarina, Duchess of Braganza Infanta Catherine of Portugal, Duchess of Braganza by marriage ( pt, Catarina; , 18 January 1540 – 15 November 1614) was a Portuguese ''infanta'' (princess) claimant to the throne following the death of King Henry of Portugal in 1580. Li ...

(1540–1614), granddaughter of King Manuel I of Portugal and pretender to the Portuguese throne *

Catherine of Braganza Catherine of Braganza ( pt, Catarina de Bragança; 25 November 1638 – 31 December 1705) was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland during her marriage to King Charles II, which lasted from 21 May 1662 until his death on 6 February 1685. She ...

(1638–1705), wife of King Charles II of Great Britain

Other people

* Catarina Eufémia, illiterate harvester from Alentejo, Portugal who was murdered during a worker's strike *

Catarina Lindqvist Anna Catarina Lindqvist Ryan (born 13 June 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. Career Lindqvist turned professional in 1983. She reached a career high rank of World No. 10 in April 1985 and won five singles titles. She rea ...

, professional tennis player *

Catarina Ruivo Catarina Ruivo (b. Coimbra, 1971), Portuguese film director. Catarina Ruivo studied at the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema in Lisbon, specializing her studies in cinematography editing. Later she directed and edited the short film '' Uma Cer ...

, Portuguese film director *

Catarina Rodrigues Catarina Rodrigues (born 3 January 1973) is a Portuguese judoka. She was awarded the Olympic Medal Nobre Guedes The Olympic Medal Nobre Guedes ( pt, Medalha Olímpica Nobre Guedes) is the most prestigious annual award given by the Olympic Comm ...

, Portuguese judoka * Catarina van Hemessen, Flemish Renaissance painter *

Dona Catarina Kusumāsana Devi (died 10 July 1613), also known as , was ruling Queen of Kandy in 1581. She was deposed, but queen consort of Kandy by marriage to Vimaladharmasuriya I of Kandy from 1594 to 1604. Life In her infancy she and her father Karaliya ...

, Sinhala noble, Queen of the

Kingdom of Kandy The Kingdom of Kandy was a monarchy on the island of Sri Lanka, located in the central and eastern portion of the island. It was founded in the late 15th century and endured until the early 19th century. Initially a client kingdom of the Kin ...

in 1591 and again from 1594-1604 {{given name Feminine given names