International Variations of Katherine
Katherine is one of the most enduring classic baby names for girls.
Famous Katherines and Catherines from history include three wives of Henry VIII (Catherine of Aragon, Catherine Howard, and Catherine Parr), Russian Empress Catherine the Great, and legendary Hollywood actress Katharine Hepburn.
Iconic literary Catherines include Catherine "Cathy" Earnshaw from Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights, Catherine "Kitty" Bennet and Catherine Morland from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and Northanger Abbey, and Catherine Barkley from Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms.
And Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is a highly influential modern bearer of the classic girl name Catherine.
Along with the truly timeless baby girl names Katherine and Catherine, several other forms of the name rank in the US Top 1000, such as Kate, Kaitlyn or Katelyn, Katie, and Katalina. But there are many beautiful international forms of Katherine that also belong on the list of uncommon and unique baby names for girls. Along with foreign variants like Yekaterina, Catriona and Katrien, there are also plenty of unique nicknames for Katherine to choose from, such as Katya, Kaia and Reina. Discover some of the best international variants of Katherine here.
- Aikaterine
- Cáit
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"pure"
- Caitlín
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"pure"
- Caitria
- Caitríona
- Caitrìona
- Caja
Origin:
Danish, CornishMeaning:
"daisy"
- Cajsa
- Carine
- Catalina
Origin:
Spanish variation of CatherineMeaning:
"pure"
- Catarina
Origin:
Portuguese variation of Katherine
- Caterina
Origin:
Italian variation of Katherine
- Catherine
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"pure"
- Cathleen
Origin:
English, IrishMeaning:
"pure"
- Cathrine
- Catrin
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Welsh and GermanMeaning:
"pure"
- Catrina
- Catriona
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Scottish form of Katherine, GreekMeaning:
"pure"
- Catrona
- Ecaterina
- Ekaterina
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Slavic variation of CatherineMeaning:
"pure"
- Kaarina
- Kaatje
- Kai
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HawaiianMeaning:
"sea"
- Kaia
Origin:
Latin, Scandinavian, or HawaiianMeaning:
"to rejoice or sea"
- Kaija
- Kaisa
- Kaj
- Kaja
- Kajsa
- Kakalina
Origin:
Hawaiian variation of Katherine
- Kalenah
Origin:
Danish or Hawaiian form of Katherine or KarenMeaning:
"pure"
- Kasia
Origin:
Polish, diminutive of Katarzyna, form of Katherine
- Kata
Origin:
Diminutive of Katariina, Finnish, and Katalin, HungarianMeaning:
"pure"
- Katalin
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Hungarian variation of Katherine, English from GreekMeaning:
"pure"
- Katalina
Origin:
Spanish, Greek, HungarianMeaning:
"pure"
- Katariina
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Finnish and Estonian variation of Katherine, English from GreekMeaning:
"pure"
- Katarin
- Katarina
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Slovak variation of KatherineMeaning:
"pure"
- Katarine
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MaoriMeaning:
"pure"
- Katarzyna
Origin:
Polish variation of CatherineMeaning:
"pure"
- Katelijne
- Katell
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Breton variation of KatherineMeaning:
"pure"
- Katenka
- Katerina
Origin:
Macedonian, Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, and Greek form of Katherine
- Katerina
Origin:
Macedonian, Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, and Greek form of Katherine
- Katerinka
- Katharina
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German variation of Katherine, GreekMeaning:
"pure"
- Kathe
- Katherine
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"pure"
- Kathleen
Origin:
Anglicized form of Irish CaitlinMeaning:
"pure"
- Kathrin
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"pure"
- Kati
- Katia
Origin:
Russian diminutive of EkaterinaMeaning:
"pure"
- Katica
- Katinka
- Katja
- Katka
- Katri
- Katrien
- Katriina
- Katrijn
- Katrin
- Katrine
- Katushka
- Katya
Origin:
Russian, diminutive of Ekatarina, Russian variation of KatherineMeaning:
"pure"
- Reina
Origin:
Spanish, Yiddish or JapaneseMeaning:
"queen; pure; wise"
- Trine
- Trinette
- Yekaterina
Origin:
Russian variation of Katherine