Catalina (name)
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, Cătălina or Caterina in Romanian, Екатерина (Yekaterina) in Russian, Caterina in Italian, Catalan and Ukrainian, Catherine in French, Katarzyna in Polish, and Catarina in Portuguese and Galician.
| Gender | Feminine |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Greek |
| Meaning | pure |
| Other names | |
| Nickname(s) | Kat |
| Related names | Katherine, Kathryn, Catherine |
Notable people with the name include:
- Catalina Artusi (born 1990), Argentine actress
- Catalina Berroa (1849–1911), Cuban musician
- Catalina Botero Marino, Colombian attorney
- Catalina Castaño (born 1979), Colombian tennis player
- Cătălina Cristea (born 1975), Romanian tennis player
- Catalina Denis, Colombian actress
- Catalina de Erauso (1592–1650), Spanish explorer
- Cătălina Gheorghițoaia (born 1975), Romanian fencer
- Catalina Larranaga (born 1969), American actress
- Catalina López (born 1983), Ecuadorian beauty queen
- Catalina Parot (born 1956), Chilean politician
- Catalina Pelaez (born 1991), Colombian squash player
- Cătălina Ponor (born 1987), Romanian artistic gymnast
- Catalina de los Ríos y Lisperguer (1604–1665), Chilean murderer
- Catalina Robayo (born 1989), Colombian beauty queen
- Catalina Rosales, Mexican paralympic athlete
- Catalina Saavedra (born 1968), Chilean actress
- Catalina Sandino Moreno (born 1981), Colombian actress
- Catalina Sarsfield, French-born Irish Jacobite of the 18th century
- Catalina Speroni (1938–2010), Argentine actress
- Catalina Thomás (1533–1574), Spanish saint
- Catalina Trail (born 1949), Mexican naturalist
- Catalina Usme (born 1989), Colombian football player
- Catalina Vallejos (born 1989), Chilean model
- Catalina Vasquez Villalpando (born 1940), American politician
- Catalina Yue, Canadian musician
References
- "MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Catalina". Archived from the original on 2012-01-14. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
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