Given name
Katrín
“each of the two”
Katrín is a feminine given name, possibly from Ancient Greek. It is used in Icelandic.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Katrín possibly goes back to a word meaning “each of the two.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Icelandic usage, Katrín developed from Αἰκατερίνη.
Katrín’s family of names
In Icelandic usage, Katrín shares an earlier linguistic root with Kaðlín. In Icelandic usage, Katrín has a conventional equivalent in the English form Catherine. In Icelandic usage, Katrín has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Caterina.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Katrín has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Katrín comes from · 1 name
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Katrín
- Katrín Jakobsdóttir28th Prime Minister of Icelandborn 1976
- Katrín Jónsdóttirfootballerborn 1977
- Katrín JúlíusdóttirIcelandic politicianborn 1974
- Katrín MagnússonIcelandic politician1858–1932
- Katrín ÓmarsdóttirIcelandic footballer and coachborn 1987
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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Kalliopé
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>99% girls
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