Meaning of Katia

Short form of Caterina: drift from the Greek Haikateríne or Hekaterín and in its turn from Hekáte, name of the goddess of the Hell, or from Hékatos, which means “thunderbolt” and it was a way in order to call the God of the Febo sun. However, in popular etymology, the name has been interpreted like connected to the adjective katharós which means “pure”, and then into the Latin Catharina, with th.

Female

April 29: Saint Catherine of Siena - Virgin and Doctor of Church

In Italy about 21789 people are called Katia
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