Girl · Greek (origin unknown)
Ecaterina
Say it: eh-kah-teh-REE-nah
Meaning
From Greek Aikaterine, whose origin is unknown; the link to katharos 'pure' is a later folk etymology.
Disputedsharp disagreement, or a popular meaning that is not supported.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 10 babies given this name since 1984
- At its height in 1984, about 1 in 168,400 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year 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
Other spellings: Catrina
| English | Catherine |
|---|---|
| Hungarian | Katalin |
| Greek | Aikaterini |
Famous bearers
- Ecaterina Teodoroiu, First World War heroine
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Where this comes from
- Calendars of saints and name days
- Royal and noble genealogies
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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