Faroese

Proper noun

Katarina f

1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Katarina: Katarinuson
• daughter of Katarina: Katarinudóttir

Declension

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kataˈʀiːna]
• Hyphenation: Ka‧ta‧ri‧na

Proper noun

Katarina

1. A female given name, a less common spelling of Katharina.

Norwegian

Proper noun

Katarina

1. A female given name, equivalent to English Catherine.

Related terms

• Carina, Cathrine, Kaja, Karen, Kari, Karianne, Karin, Karina, Kathrine, Katrine, Kine, Tine, Trine.

Serbo-Croatian

Proper noun

Katarina f ‎(Cyrillic spelling Катарина)

1. A female given name, equivalent to Catherine.

Declension

Synonyms

• (archaic) Ekaterina

Swedish

Alternative forms

• Catarina
• Catharina
• Katharina

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek saint's name Αἰκατερίνη. Cognate with English Catherine. First recorded in Sweden around 1200 as Katerina.

Proper noun

Katarina

1. A female given name.

Related terms

• Carin, Carina, Kajsa, Karin, Karina, Katja, Katrin, Katrina

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
• Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 49 249 females with the given name Katarina living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with frequency peaks in the 19th century and in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.