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Caterin
How to Pronounce Caterin
Pronounced KAT-uh-rin /ˈkætərɪn/Medium
Meaning: Caterin is a variant of Catherine, especially close to the Spanish and Italian forms Caterina and Catalina. Catherine comes from the Greek Aikaterine, whose meaning is uncertain but was long tied to katharos, 'pure.' Caterin is a trimmed, Latina-flavored spelling of that ancient classic.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Caterin is a variant of Catherine, near the Spanish Catalina and Italian Caterina. Catherine descends from the Greek Aikaterine; though its true meaning is uncertain, it was linked early to katharos, 'pure.' Borne by many saints and queens, the name reached Latina families in trimmed spellings like Caterin.
Caterin was always rare in this spelling in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around 2003, while Catherine and Katherine were classics. A girl named Caterin then is in her early twenties today.
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What does the name Caterin mean?
It is a spelling of Catherine, from the Greek Aikaterine, long linked to katharos, 'pure.'
How do you pronounce Caterin?
It is said KAT-uh-rin /ˈkætərɪn/, three syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Caterin a boy or girl name?
Caterin is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Caterin?
It has always been rare in this spelling in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its peak in the early two-thousands, while Catherine was a classic.