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given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
. It is the standard Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Swedish, and Slovenian form of ''
Katherine Katherine (), also spelled Catherine and Catherina, other variations, is a feminine given name. The name and its variants are popular in countries where large Christian populations exist, because of its associations with one of the earliest Ch ...
'', and a variant spelling in several other languages. In
Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...
, it is the fourth most common female given name, or third if combined with the short form ''
Kata ''Kata'' is a Japanese word ( 型 or 形) meaning "form". It refers to a detailed choreographed pattern of martial arts movements. It can also be reviewed within groups and in unison when training. It is practiced in Japanese martial arts ...
''. Historically in Croatia, the name Katarina has been among the most common feminine given names in the decades up to 1939, and then again between 1990 and 1999. In
Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_map = , map_caption = Location of Serbia (gree ...
it is within the 10 most popular names for girls born since 1991.Most popular Serbian names - Census 2011
/ref> Notable people with the given name include: In acting: *
Katarina Ewerlöf Annette Elsa Katarina Ewerlöf (born 28 December 1959) is a Sweden, Swedish actress. She began acting in theater when she was 13 years old at Vår teater, a children's theater in Stockholm. Ewerlöf was educated at the theater university at the S ...
, Swedish actress * Katarina Čas, Slovenian actress * Katarína Kolníková, Slovak actress * Katarina Radivojević, Serbian actress In royalty: * Katarina Eriksdotter, daughter of the Swedish king Eric the Saint * Katarina Kosača, Queen of Bosnia as the wife of King Stephen Thomas, the penultimate Bosnian sovereign * Katarina Stenbock, third and last consort of Gustav I of Sweden and the Queen of Sweden In sports: * Katarina Witt, German figure skater * Katarina Waters, English professional wrestler *
Katarina Srebotnik Katarina Srebotnik (born 12 March 1981) is a Slovenian former professional tennis player. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 20, on 7 August 2006. On 4 July 2011, she became the No. 1 of the WTA doubles rankings, holding thi ...
, Slovenian professional tennis player * Katarina Tomašević, Serbian handball player * Katarina Timglas, Swedish ice hockey player * Katarina Lavtar, Slovenian alpine skier * Katarina Krpež Slezak, Serbian handball player * Katarina Vukomanović, Serbian volleyball player * Katarina Ježić, Croatian handball player * Katarina Johnson-Thompson, English track and field athlete * Katarina Zavatska, Ukrainian tennis player * Katarina Wolfkostin, American ice dancer In other fields: * Katarina Carroll, Australian police officer * Katarina Cicak, Bosnian physicist * Katarina Frostenson, Swedish writer * Katarina Köhler, Swedish politician * Katarina Konstantinović, Serbian noblewoman * Katarina Ivanovska, Macedonian model * Katarina Kruhonja, Croatian peace activist * Katarina Luhr, Swedish politician In fiction: * Katarina, a character in the television series ''
Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson (writer and producer), Donald Wilson, depicts the adventures of an extraterre ...
'' * Katarina Alves, a character in the video game series ''
Tekken is a Japanese media franchise centered on a series of fighting games developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment (formerly Namco). The franchise also includes film and print adaptations. The main games in the series follow the events ...
'' * Katarina, a character in the
anime is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...
''
Sailor Moon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's Shōjo manga, ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from 1991 to 1997; the 60 individual chapters (later reorganized into ...
'' * Katarina Cott, a character in the video game '' Suikoden IV'' * Katarina de Leon, a character in the video game '' Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat'' * Katarina du Couteau, a character in the video game ''
League of Legends ''League of Legends'' (''LoL'', commonly referred to as ''League'', is a multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. Inspired by ''Defense of the Ancients'', a Mod (video games), custom map for ''Warcraf ...
'' * Katarina Claes, a character in the
light novel A is a type of Genre fiction, popular literature novel from Japan usually classified as young adult fiction, generally targeting Adolescence, teens to Young adult, twenties or older. The definition is very vague, and wide-ranging. The abbr ...
'' My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!'' * Katarina, a character in the video game '' Conduit 2''


See also

* Katharina *


References

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