Girl · Greek
Caterina
Say it: kah-teh-REE-nah
Meaning
From Greek Aikaterine, whose origin is unknown; the popular meaning 'pure', from katharos, is a later folk etymology that shaped the spelling Katharina.
Disputedsharp disagreement, or a popular meaning that is not supported.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 2,797 babies given this name since 1904
- At its height in 2014, about 1 in 26,200 girls
- 34 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Catherine |
|---|---|
| French | Catherine |
| Spanish | Catalina |
| German | Katharina |
| Greek | Aikaterini |
Famous bearers
- Caterina da Siena, saint and patron of Italy
- Caterina Sforza, Countess of Forlì
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Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- Medieval and Renaissance Italian records, such as the Florentine tax survey of 1427
- Calendars of saints and name days
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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