Given name · also Russian

Cátia

Cátia is a feminine given name from Russian, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Portuguese.

Original RussianКа́тя

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Cátia comes from Russian, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Russian Ка́тя, from Russian Екатери́на, from Ancient Greek Αἰκατερίνη.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Cátia’s family of names

In Portuguese usage, Cátia has a conventional equivalent in the French form Katia. In Portuguese usage, Cátia has a conventional equivalent in the English form Katya. In Portuguese usage, Cátia has a conventional equivalent in the German form Katja.

Walk Cátia’s family in the name graph

CátiaCatiaCatarinaKátiaKatiaKatyaKatjaКа́тяکاتیاקטיה

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Cátia has relatives in 10 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.

PersianAncient Greek

7 related names in 10 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Dots on the border stand for languages further away. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 6

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Cátia

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

If you love Cátia, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Ancient Greek

Katrīna

Katrīna is a feminine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Latvian.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Ancient Greek

Katriina

Katriina is a feminine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Finnish.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Ancient Greek

Katrín

“each of the two”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Ancient Greek

Kalliopé

Kalliopé is a feminine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Hungarian.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Ancient Greek · Nature

Callista

“a moon of Jupiter”

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>99% girls

Ancient Greek

Kananen

“chicken”

No U.S. birth series

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Ancient Greek · Royal

Caitríona

“one who is pure; virginal”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Ancient Greek

Anastácia

Anastácia is a feminine given name. It is used in Portuguese.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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