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Катарина
“one who is pure; virginal”
Катарина (Katarina) is a feminine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Pannonian Rusyn and Serbo-Croatian.
Russian and Serbian and Serbo-Croatian and rskWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Catherine.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Катарина is Katarina written in Cyrillic. Katarina is a variant of Katherine. In Greek use, Katherine carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Катарина comes from Latin, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
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How it developed
In Pannonian Rusyn usage, Катарина developed from Catharina.
Катарина’s family of names
In Pannonian Rusyn usage, Катарина shares a linguistic root with the Polish form Katarzyna. In Serbo-Croatian usage, Катарина has a conventional equivalent in the English form Catherine. In Pannonian Rusyn usage, Катарина can be written in the Roman alphabet as Katarina.
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Around the world
Катарина has relatives in 12 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 10
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Catharinaroot · Latin
- CatherineFrench, English
- Kathrynequivalent
- CaterinaItalian
- KatharinaGerman
- Katarzynacognate · Polish
- 凱瑟琳Chinese
- ΑικατερίνηGreek
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See also 1
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