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Catalina (name)

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Katalena
GenderFeminine
Origin
Word/nameSpanish
Meaningpure
Other names
Nickname(s)Kat
Related namesKatherine, Kathryn, Catherine, Caitlan, Ceitlin, Kaitlin, Caitlyn, Kathleen, Cathleen, Kaitlyn, Catelin, Catelyn, Caitlynn, Catelynn, Caetlynn, Katelyn, Katelynn, Kaitlynn

Catalina is a feminine given name. It is a Spanish form of a variation of the name Katherine.[1] Catalina is an equivalent to Katherine or Catherine in English, Αικατερίνη (Ekaterini) and Κατερίνα (Katerina) in Greek, Катерина (Kateryna) in Ukraine, Екатерина (Yekaterina) in Russian, Caterina in Catalan and Italian, Cătălina in Romanian, Catherine in French, Katarzyna in Polish, and Catarina in Portuguese and Galician.

Notable people with the name include:

References

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  1. ^ "MFnames.com – Origin and Meaning of Catalina". Archived from the original on 2012-01-14. Retrieved 2010-01-08.