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Catherina
How to Pronounce Catherina
Pronounced kath-uh-REE-nuh /ˌkæθəˈriːnə/Medium
Meaning: Catherina is a Latinate and Continental form of Catherine, from the Greek Aikaterine. Its meaning was early associated with katharos, 'pure', a folk etymology that has stuck to the whole Catherine family. The -ina ending gives it an Italian, German or Dutch flavor, and it reached America with many immigrant communities.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Catherina is a full, Continental form of Catherine, the Greek Aikaterine long linked to katharos, 'pure'. Borne by saints and queens across Europe, it entered United States records through German, Dutch and Italian immigrant families who kept the fuller spelling.
In America it stayed uncommon, reaching only a couple dozen girls a year around its mid-century high near 1962 while Catherine and Katherine thrived. A Catherina from that era belongs to a grandmother's generation now, and the name carries a stately Old-World dignity.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Catherina mean?
It's a Latinate form of Catherine, traditionally tied to the Greek katharos, 'pure'.
How do you pronounce Catherina?
It's said kath-uh-REE-nuh /ˌkæθəˈriːnə/, four syllables, stress on the third.
Is Catherina a boy or girl name?
Catherina is used as a girl's name.
Is Catherina a popular name?
No, this fuller form was always uncommon in America, seen mostly among immigrant families across the twentieth century.