Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. /ˈkæθ.ə.ɹɪn/(English) /ˈkæθ.ɹɪn/(English) /ka.ta.ˈʁiː.nə/(German)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

English variant of Katherine and German variant of Katharina. A famous bearer was American actress Katharine Hepburn (1907-2003).

Related Names

DiminutivesCat, Cate, Cathie, Cathy, Kat, Kate, Kathi, Kathie, Kathy, Kay, Kit, Kittie, Kitty(English) Cathrin, Catrin, Ina, Käthe, Kathrin, Katinka(German)
Other Languages & CulturesKaterina(Albanian) Aikaterine(Ancient Greek) Katalin, Kattalin(Basque) Karyna, Katsiaryna(Belarusian) Katarin, Katell(Breton) Ekaterina, Katerina, Katia, Katina, Katya(Bulgarian) Caterina(Catalan) Catalina(Corsican) Kata, Katarina, Kate, Katica, Katja, Tina(Croatian) Karin, Kateřina, Katka(Czech) Caja, Carina, Cathrine, Catrine, Ina, Kaja, Karen, Karin, Karina, Katarina, Katharina, Kathrine, Katja, Katrine, Trine(Danish) Catharina, Cato, Ina, Karin, Katinka, Katja, Katrien, Katrijn, Rina, Rini, Riny, Tina, Tineke, Trijntje(Dutch) Kadi, Kadri, Kai, Kaia, Kaidi, Kaisa, Kaja, Karin, Katariina, Kati, Katrin, Riin, Riina, Triin, Triinu(Estonian) Iina, Kaarina, Kaija, Kaisa, Karin, Kata, Katariina, Kati, Katja, Katri, Katriina, Riina(Finnish) Katelijn, Katelijne(Flemish) Carine, Catherine, Karine, Katia(French) Nienke, Nine, Nynke(Frisian) Catarina, Catuxa(Galician) Eka, Ekaterine(Georgian) Aikaterini, Ekaterini, Kaiti, Katerina, Katina, Keti(Greek) Kakalina, Kalena(Hawaiian) Kateri(History) Kata, Katalin, Katalinka, Kati, Katica, Katinka, Kató, Kitti(Hungarian) Karen, Katrín(Icelandic) Cáit, Caitlín, Caitlin, Caitria, Caitríona, Cathleen, Catriona, Kathleen, Katriona, Ríona, Tríona(Irish) Caterina, Catia, Katia, Katiuscia, Rina(Italian) Katerina(Late Roman) Ina, Karīna, Karina, Katrīna, Keita(Latvian) Katrė, Kotryna(Lithuanian) Ekaterina, Katerina, Katina(Macedonian) Cateline(Medieval French) Carina, Cathrine, Catrine, Ina, Kaia, Kaja, Karen, Kari, Karin, Karina, Karine, Katarina, Katharina, Kathrine, Katja, Katrine(Norwegian) Catarina(Occitan) Karina, Kasia, Katarzyna(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, Katka(Slovak) Ina, Inja, Kaja, Karin, Katarina, Katica, Katja(Slovene) Katarina(Sorbian) Catalina, Karina, Lina(Spanish) Katalina, Katiuska(Spanish (Latin American)) Cajsa, Carin, Carina, Catharina, Cathrine, Catrine, Ina, Kaja, Kajsa, Karin, Karina, Katarina, Katharina, Katja, Katrin, Tina(Swedish) Karyna, Kateryna, Katia, Katya(Ukrainian) Cadi, Catrin(Welsh)

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Entry updated July 2, 2017