At a Glance
- Meaning
- Form of Catherine; original meaning debated, popularly but inaccurately glossed as 'pure'
- Origin
- Portuguese/Galician (form of Catherine)
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- kah-tuh-REE-nah
Catarina is a Portuguese/Galician (form of Catherine) girl's name meaning “form of Catherine; original meaning debated, popularly but inaccurately glossed as 'pure'”. It appears in our list of 150+ Portuguese Baby Girl Names With Romantic Lusophone Flair.
Meaning & Origin of Catarina
Meaning: Form of Catherine; original meaning debated, popularly but inaccurately glossed as 'pure'.
Origin: Portuguese/Galician (form of Catherine).
A common claim: Catarina/Catherine means 'pure' Actually: The Ancient Greek original has a debated meaning (possibly 'each of the two', or linked to the goddess Hecate); 'pure' was attached later by folk association with Greek 'katharos'.
Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Catarina
kah-tuh-REE-nahIPA /ˌkɑːtəˈriːnə/
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