MEANING & HISTORY
What does Katharina mean?
Katharina is the German form of Katherine. The spelling reflects the name family’s later association with Greek katharos, pure, although the ancestry of Aikaterine itself remains disputed.
This distinction allows the purity association to be explained without presenting one debated theory as the proven origin of every Katharina.
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Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
German
People with the name Katharina
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Katharina Lehnert
tennis player
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Names in this collection
- Katarina♀Form of Katherine, later associated with purity
- Katherina♀Latinate form of Katherine
- Katherine♀English form of Greek Aikaterine
- Katrina♀English form of Gaelic Caitrìona, in the Katherine family
- Catalina♀Spanish form of Katherine
- Karina♀Karin-family form, or a spelling of Carina
- Katerine♀A form of Katerina and a Nordic spelling of Cathérine
- Kathryn♀Contracted form of Katherine
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Recorded use
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- 1 person records with this given name · Q16277712 · CC0
These records document use of the spelling; they are separate from birth statistics.