Catania: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Catania – Origin: pre-Greek/Sicilian (uncertain) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: kuh-TAH-nee-uh


Catania is a pre-Greek/Sicilian (uncertain) girl's name. It appears in our list of 175+ European City Baby Names With Old-World Elegance.

Meaning & Origin of Catania

Origin: pre-Greek/Sicilian (uncertain).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Catania

Phonetic: kuh-TAH-nee-uh   IPA: /kəˈtɑːniə/

Popularity of Catania

Catania doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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