Meaning: Form of Katherine; older meaning uncertain
The story
Catarina is the Portuguese, Occitan and Galician form of Katherine. Pure is a longstanding association of the name family rather than a securely established original translation.
Nicknames
- Cat
- Cati
- Rina
Spellings & variants
Popularity
Uncommon
Outside the US top 1,000.
Style
Origins
Catarina comes from Portuguese.
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