Given name

Cătălin

Cătălin is a masculine given name, possibly from Ancient Greek. It is used in Romanian.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Cătălin possibly comes from Ancient Greek.

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How it developed

In Romanian usage, Cătălin is a masculine form of Cătălina.

Cătălin’s family of names

In Romanian usage, Cătălin is a masculine form of Cătălina.

Walk Cătălin’s family in the name graph

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Spellings & scripts 1

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Across languages 1

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Ancient Greek

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“chicken”

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Ancient Greek

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Ancient Greek

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Ancient Greek

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Ancient Greek

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Ancient Greek

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Ancient Greek

Caitanu

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>99% boys

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