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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, Katalina and Kathleen.

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.

Katarine

Meaning: pure

Origin:Maori
12694
Aikaterine Of Greek origins, the meaning of Aikaterine ...
Origin:Greek
4781
Kaja The name Kaja is beautiful and has a serene ...
Origin:Scandinavian
5693
Kajsa The name Kajsa is of Scandinavian origin and...
Origin:Scandinavian
13311
Katell

Meaning: pure

Origin:Breton variation of Katherine
7575
Katarina

Meaning: pure

Origin:Slovak variation of Katherine
1316
Katerina The name Katerina is of Slavic origin. The m...
Origin:Macedonian, Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, and Greek form of Katherine
1558
Katerina The name Katerina is of Slavic origin. The m...
Origin:Macedonian, Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, and Greek form of Katherine
1558
Katia

Meaning: pure

Origin:Russian diminutive of Ekaterina
2109
Kasia The name Kasia has both Polish and Greek ori...
Origin:Polish, diminutive of Katarzyna, form of Katherine
2787
Katarzyna

Meaning: pure

Origin:Polish variation of Catherine
7775
Kalenah

Meaning: pure

Origin:Danish or Hawaiian form of Katherine or Karen
7969
Catrin

Meaning: pure

Origin:Welsh and German
6425
Kathrin

Meaning: pure

Origin:Greek
15683
Yekaterina The meaning of Yekaterina is ‘pure’. This na...
Origin:Russian variation of Katherine
6627
Caja

Meaning: daisy

Origin:Danish, Cornish
3550
Katalin

Meaning: pure

Origin:Hungarian variation of Katherine, English from Greek
10035
Katariina

Meaning: pure

Origin:Finnish and Estonian variation of Katherine, English from Greek
10725
Kakalina Kakalina name is a Greek-origin name mostly ...
Origin:Hawaiian variation of Katherine
11137
Catherine

Meaning: pure

Origin:Greek
183