Katarina

Proper noun

Katarina f

1. A female given name

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kataˈʀiːna]

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• Hyphenation: Ka‧ta‧ri‧na

Proper noun

Katarina

1. A female given name, a less common spelling of Katharina.

Proper noun

Katarina

1. A female given name, equivalent to English Catherine.

Proper noun

Katarina f (Cyrillic spelling Катарина)

1. A female given name, equivalent to Catherine.

Alternative forms

• Catarina
• Catharina
• Katharina

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek saint's name Αἰκατερίνη. Cognate with English Catherine. First recorded in Sweden around 1200 as Katerina.

Proper noun

Katarina c (genitive Katarinas)

1. A female given name.

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 49 249 females with the given name Katarina living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with frequency peaks in the 19th century and in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.