At a Glance: Name: Katarina – Meaning: form of Katherine (root meaning disputed) – Origin: Slavic/Scandinavian – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: kah-tuh-REE-nah
Katarina is a Slavic/Scandinavian girl's name meaning “form of Katherine (root meaning disputed)”. It appears in our list of 175+ Gothic Girl Names That Are Dramatically Beautiful.
Meaning & Origin of Katarina
Meaning: Form of Katherine (root meaning disputed).
Origin: Slavic/Scandinavian.
A common claim: pure Actually: 'Pure' is a popular folk gloss tied to a later association with Greek katharos; Katherine's actual root is unresolved among scholars.
Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Katarina
Phonetic: kah-tuh-REE-nah IPA: /ˌkɑːtəˈriːnə/
Popularity of Katarina
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1958–2024.
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