Katarina
Katarina is a girls' name of Slavic origin meaning “pure.” The Slavic form of Catherine, Katarina has been borne by queens, saints, and scholars across the Slavic world.
how do you pronounce Katarina?
kah-tah-REE-nah
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what does Katarina mean?
The name Katarina means “pure.” It comes from the Slavic language tradition.
The Slavic form of Catherine, Katarina has been borne by queens, saints, and scholars across the Slavic world. Saint Catherine of Alexandria was widely venerated in Slavic Orthodox traditions. The name carries the same associations of purity and intellectual brilliance as its Western equivalents.
where does the name Katarina come from?
Wiktionary traces Katarina to the Greek Aikaterinē, the name of a saint, and Wikipedia confirms it as the standard Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Swedish, and Slovenian form of Katherine, used as a variant spelling in several other languages too.
the history of Katarina
Wiktionary's earliest record given is Katerina in Sweden around 1200, one of the early European attestations of this Catherine-family name.
what are the nicknames and variants of Katarina?
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Variants around the world
who are famous people named Katarina?
- Katarina Witt (German figure skating champion)
- Katarina Johnson-Thompson (British heptathlete)
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Last reviewed April 30, 2026 · Curated by HushName editorial
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