Given name
Katrijn
“one who is pure; virginal”
Katrijn connects to the Katherine name family through Katrien. In Greek use, Katherine carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Katrijn connects to the Katherine name family through Katrien. In Greek use, Katherine carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.”
Explained through its name family
The story
In Dutch use, Katrijn shares an earlier linguistic root with 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
Katrijn’s family of names
Katrijn shares a linguistic root with Katherine. In Dutch usage, Katrijn has a conventional equivalent in the German form Katharina. Katrijn has a related form in Katrien.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 47
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Catalinaequivalent
- Katherinecognate
- Catherineequivalent
- Kateequivalent
- Katieequivalent
- Karenequivalent
- Katerinaequivalent
- Katarinaequivalent
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- Catarinaequivalent
- Katiaequivalent
- Katrinaequivalent
- Katyequivalent
- Kathyequivalent
- Katyaequivalent
- Caterinaequivalent
- Ekaterinaequivalent
- KatharinaGerman
- Kathrineequivalent
- Kaisaequivalent
- Cathyequivalent
- Catharinaequivalent
- Cathrynequivalent
- Carinequivalent
- Karinequivalent
- Katjaequivalent
- Kajsaequivalent
- Katriequivalent
- Katrinequivalent
- Kaarinaequivalent
- Kathieequivalent
- Katalinequivalent
- Kareenequivalent
- Katrineequivalent
- Cathrineequivalent
- Katarzynaequivalent
- Catrinequivalent
- Cathieequivalent
- Catharineequivalent
- Katarínaequivalent
- Ekaterineequivalent
- Екатеринаequivalent
- Katriinaequivalent
- Chatrineequivalent
- Katriinequivalent
- Jekaterinaequivalent
- Katariinaequivalent
- Kateřinaequivalent
People named Katrijn
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Katrijn, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Caitrín
“one who is pure; virginal”
>99% girls
Carić
“emperor”
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Catraoine
“one who is pure; virginal”
>99% girls
Katriane
“one who is pure; virginal”
>99% girls
Candyss
“a queen” · “one who is white and glowing”
>99% girls
Kara
“one who is pure” · “dearly loved”
>99% girls
Calibourn
“in Arthurian legend, King Arthur's sword”
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Kanvarr
“a young prince”
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