Given name · also French
Caitríona
“one who is pure; virginal”
In Irish Gaelic use, Caitríona is a form of Katherine. In Greek use, Katherine carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.”
Original FrenchCatherine
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Irish Gaelic use, Caitríona is a form of Katherine. In Greek use, Katherine carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.”
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Where it comes from
Caitríona comes from French, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
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How it developed
In Irish usage, Caitríona developed from the Ancient Greek form Αἰκατερίνη.
The story
In Irish Gaelic use, Caitríona is a form of Katherine. The history of Katherine gives this family its wider story. Katherine’s historical associations include Catherine de’ Medici, wife of King Henry II and regent.
Explained through its name family
Caitríona’s family of names
In Irish usage, Caitríona has a diminutive in Caitlín. Caitríona shares a linguistic root with Katherine. In Irish usage, Caitríona has a conventional equivalent in the French form Catherine.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Caitríona has relatives in 9 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Caitríona comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Catherinesource · French, English
- Katherinecognate
- CaterinaItalian
- KatharinaGerman
- Catrionaanglicized form
- 凱瑟琳Chinese
- ΑικατερίνηGreek
- KateřinaCzech
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See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Caitríona
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