Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. /ka.tə.ʁin/ (French) /ka.tʁin/ (French) /ˈkæθ.ə.ɹɪn/ (English) /ˈkæθ.ɹɪn/ (English) [key ·simplify]
Meaning & History
Related Names
VariantsCatharine, Cathryn, Katharyn, Katherine, Katheryn, Kathryn, Catherin, Catherina, Catrina, Katharine, Katherina, Katheryne, Katrina (English)
DiminutivesCat, Cathie, Cathy, Kat, Kate, Katey, Kathi, Kathie, Kathy, Katie, Katy, Kay, Kit, Kittie, Kitty, Cate, Kaety, Katee (English)
Other Languages & CulturesKaterina (Albanian) Aikaterine (Ancient Greek) Katalin, Kattalin (Basque) Katsiaryna, Karyna (Belarusian) Katarin, Katell (Breton) Katina, Ekaterina, Katerina, Katia, Katya (Bulgarian) Caterina (Catalan) Catalina (Corsican) Katarina, Kata, Kate, Katica, Katja, Tina (Croatian) Kateřina, Karin, Katka (Czech) Cathrine, Catrine, Katarina, Kathrine, Katrine, Caja, Carina, Ina, Kaja, Karen, Karin, Karina, Katharina, Katja, Trine (Danish) Catharina, Katrien, Katrijn, Cato, Ina, Karin, Katinka, Katja, Nine, Rina, Rini, Riny, Tina, Tineke, Trijntje (Dutch) Kadri, Katariina, Kätlin, Katrin, Kadi, Kai, Kaia, Kaidi, Kaie, Kaisa, Kaja, Karin, Kati, Riin, Riina, Triin, Triinu (Estonian) Katariina, Katriina, Iina, Kaarina, Kaija, Kaisa, Karin, Kata, Kati, Katja, Katri, Riina (Finnish) Katelijn, Katelijne (Flemish) Niene, Nienke, Nine, Nynke (Frisian) Catarina, Catuxa (Galician) Eka, Ekaterine (Georgian) Katharina, Katherina, Katrin, Carina, Cathrin, Catrin, Ina, Karen, Karin, Karina, Katarina, Katarine, Katharine, Käthe, Kathrin, Katinka, Katja (German) Katerina, Katina, Aikaterini, Ekaterini, Kaiti, Keti (Greek) Kakalina, Kalena (Hawaiian) Kateri (History) Katalin, Kata, Katalinka, Kati, Katica, Katinka, Kató, Kitti (Hungarian) Katrín, Karen (Icelandic) Caitlín, Caitlin, Caitríona, Cathleen, Catriona, Kathleen, Katriona, Cáit, Caitria, Ríona, Tríona (Irish) Caterina, Catia, Katia, Katiuscia, Rina (Italian) Katerina (Late Roman) Katrīna, Ina, Karīna, Karina, Keita, Ketija, Kitija (Latvian) Kotryna, Katrė (Lithuanian) Katerina, Katina, Ekaterina (Macedonian) Cateline (Medieval French) Kataraina (Māori) Cathrine, Catrine, Katarina, Kathrine, Katrine, Carina, Ina, Kaia, Kaja, Karen, Kari, Karin, Karina, Karine, Katharina, Katja (Norwegian) Catarina (Occitan) Katarzyna, Karina, Kasia (Polish) Catarina, Cátia (Portuguese) Cătălina, Catina, Catrinel, Ecaterina (Romanian) Ekaterina, Jekaterina, Karina, Katenka, Katerina, Katia, Katya, Katyusha, Yekaterina (Russian) Caderina (Sardinian) Catrina, Catriona, Katrina, Katriona (Scottish) Caitrìona (Scottish Gaelic) Katarina (Serbian) Katarína, Karin, Katka (Slovak) Katarina, Ina, Inja, Kaja, Karin, Katica, Katja (Slovene) Katarina (Sorbian) Catalina, Karina, Lina (Spanish) Katalina, Katiuska (Spanish (Latin American)) Cathrine, Catrine, Katarina, Katrin, Cajsa, Carin, Carina, Catharina, Ina, Kaja, Kajsa, Karin, Karina, Katharina, Katja, Tina (Swedish) Karyna, Kateryna, Katia, Katya (Ukrainian) Catrin, Cadi (Welsh)
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Sources & References
- Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford, 1990, page 57.
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