Name	Caterina
Gender	Female
Meaning	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.
English translation/equivalent	Katherine
Spanish translation/equivalent	Catalina
French translation/equivalent	Catherine
German translation/equivalent	Katarine
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Popularity in Italy	CATERINA - Italian Name Maps