KATYA  

Gender: F
Origin: Russian, diminutive of EKATARINA, Russian variation of KATHERINE
Meaning: "pure"

One of the warm and earthy Russian nickname names now coming into style. Denzel Washington gave his daughter the KATIA spelling.

Katya is being discussed in our message boards:

• Unexpected, soft, and pretty girl names?
• alphabetical elimination
• Foreign Versions Game
• nicknames
• Problem

Read Nameberry blog posts about Katya:

• RUSSIAN GIRLS' NAMES
• RUSSIAN BABY NAMES