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

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

.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. Katya may also refer to: In the arts: * Katya Aytak (Miller) (born March 17 2001), American fire performer and healer. Famous for the double bubble fire-bubble performance at High Sierra Music Festival. Very rare specimen of the purest form Owner Operator of the Fox Den, Chico CA * Katya Chilly (born 1978), Ukrainian singer *

Katya Jones Katya Jones (born Ekaterina Andreevna Sokolova; ; 12 May 1989) is a Russians, Russian dancer and choreographer. She is best known for being a professional dancer in the competition show ''Strictly Come Dancing'', which she won in 2017 with her ...

(born 1989), Russian dancer * Katya Lee (born 1984), Russian singer songwriter and fashion designer *

Katya Medvedeva Katya Ivanovna Medvedeva ( ''Ekaterina Ivanovna Medvedeva''; born 1937) is a Russian naïve painter. Biography Yekaterina (Katya) Medvedeva was born January 10, 1937, in the village Golubino of Novooskolsky District in Belgorod Oblast int ...

(born 1937), Russian naïve painter * Katya Paskaleva (1945–2002), Bulgarian actress * Katya Reimann (born 1965), American writer of fantasy novels *

Katya Santos Katya Santos (born 1981/1982) is a Filipino actress. She started her career on the Philippine television series '' Ang TV'' and then ''Oki Doki Doc'' at the age of 13. She later became a sex symbol in Philippine cinema after becoming a member of ...

(born 1982), Filipina actress and model * Katya Zamolodchikova, (performed by Brian McCook, born 1982), American drag queen In other fields: *

Katya Adler Michal Katya Adler (born 3 May 1972) is a British-German 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 Jewish parents. * * She attended the indepen ...

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

Katya Scheinberg Katya Scheinberg is a Russian-American applied mathematician known for her research in continuous optimization and particularly in derivative-free optimization. She is a professor in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Ins ...

, Russian-American applied mathematician * Katya Soldak, journalist and documentary filmmaker (documentary The Long Breakup, 2020) 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 o ...

, 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 ba ...

'' and the film adaptation * Katya Vogt, the protagonist of Sandra Birdsell'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 Volgograd,. geographical renaming, formerly Tsaritsyn. (1589–1925) and Stalingrad. (1925–1961), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The city lies on the western bank of the Volga, covering an area o ...

''. * Katya Udinov, Alexandra Udinov's mother in ''

Nikita Nikita may refer to: * Nikita (given name), people with the given name, including variants * Nikita, Crimea, a town in Ukraine * Nikita the Tanner, a character in East Slavic folklore Film and television *''Little Nikita'', a 1988 film * ''La Femm ...

'' * Katya, fictional villain portrayed by Danny Denzongpa in the 1996 Indian film '' Ghatak'' * Katya Michailov Goncharova, a character from the internet meme/nonexistant movie '' Goncharov (1973)''

Other uses

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

References

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