Katarina
/ˌkætəˈriːnə/noun
A feminine given name, a form of Catherine.
Did you know?Katarina is a later form of the same ancient name behind Catherine, which likely entered Christian tradition through Greek and was strongly associated with purity and sacred devotion.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Aikaterinē
“An early Greek form of the name, later associated by folk etymology with purity”
Late Antiquity
Greek
Hekatérē / Aikaterínē
“Variants of the name in Greek Christian use”
Latin
Latin
Katharina
“A Latinized feminine name used in Christian Europe”
Medieval Slavic
Slavic
Katarina
“A regional form of the Christian given name”
Modern English
English
Katarina
“A feminine given name, especially in European languages”