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Kartina

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Pronounced kar-TEE-nuh /kɑrˈti.nə/Low

Meaning: Kartina reads as a modern American reshaping, most naturally heard as Katrina with its first vowel dropped, or as a Kar- opening added to Tina, itself the tail of Christina and Martina. Katrina descends through Katherine from a Greek root often linked to 'pure,' so any inherited sense would flow from there, though the build here is uncertain.Low

In 30 seconds: Kartina is a rare American girl's name (said kar-TEE-nuh), most likely a clipped Katrina or a Kar- plus Tina blend. It surfaced around the early nineteen-seventies.

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Origin LowAmerican

MeaningKartina reads as a modern American reshaping, most naturally heard as Katrina with its first vowel dropped, or as a Kar- opening added to Tina, itself the tail of Christina and Martina. Katrina descends through Katherine from a Greek root often linked to 'pure,' so any inherited sense would flow from there, though the build here is uncertain.

U.S. rank (1989)#13347 ↘ Falling

1989 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1972

Total births (all-time)≈ 40

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Kartina is best read as a modern American variation, heard either as Katrina with a dropped vowel or as a Kar- prefix married to Tina, the ending shared by Christina and Martina. The parent Katrina traces through Katherine to a Greek root often glossed as 'pure,' so that is the meaning Kartina would carry if inherited; the exact assembly, though, is not documented.

Kartina appears for American girls chiefly in the early nineteen-seventies, given to only about fifteen a year at its modest peak and never common. A girl named Kartina then would be in her fifties today.

Did you know? Kartina sits one letter away from Katrina, and parents of its era often reshaped familiar names by ear, shifting a single sound to make a standard name feel freshly their own.

Overall data confidence 28%

References - Kartina — Reshaped Katrina / Kar-+Tina; Katherine root 'pure'; assembly uncertain; plain-Latin only.

Variations

KatrinaKatinaKartinah

Nicknames

KartieTina

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Katrina— the parent name Kartina most likely reshapes

Katina— a close Katherine-family variant of the same sound

Martina— shares the -tina ending and rhythm

Christina— another familiar -tina name of the era

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Kartina mean?

Kartina has no separate documented meaning; it reads as a reshaped Katrina or a Kar- plus Tina blend, so any inherited sense follows Katherine's Greek root often glossed as 'pure.'

How do you pronounce Kartina?

It is said kar-TEE-nuh /kɑrˈti.nə/ - three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Kartina a boy or girl name?

Kartina is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Kartina?

It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak in the early nineteen-seventies.