Katarzyna

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Katarzyna

Say it: kah-tah-ZHIH-nah

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Meaning

Polish form of Catherine, from Greek Aikaterine, of unknown origin; the link with Greek katharos 'pure' is a later folk etymology.

Disputedsharp disagreement, or a popular meaning that is not supported.

Kasia, the everyday diminutive, has long been used informally for every Katarzyna, one of the most common Polish names of the 20th century.

Its wave through time

Rare in the records

In the United States

701 babies given this name since 1980
At its height in 1998, about 1 in 43,100 girls
Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

The family of the name

Other spellings: Kasia, Katarzynka

Czech	Kateřina
Slovak	Katarína
Russian	Yekaterina
Ukrainian	Kateryna
Serbian	Katarina
Bulgarian	Ekaterina
Croatian	Katarina

Famous bearers

Katarzyna Kobro, Polish sculptor

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Where this comes from

Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
Calendars of saints and name days
National birth statistics of European countries source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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