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Katerina

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Katerina
GenderFemale
Origin
Language(s)Greek
MeaningPure
Other names
Alternative spellingCyrillic: Катерина, romanized: Katerina; Greek: Κατερίνα, romanized: Katerína
Variant form(s)Katherina
Related namesCaterina
See alsoKatarina, Ekaterina, Yekaterina, Katherine, Katrina, Kateřina [cz]

Katerina[1] (Greek: Κατερίνα,[1] romanized: Katerína; Russian, Bulgarian and Macedonian: Катерина,[1] romanized: Katerina) is a feminine given name. It is a Greek variant of Ekaterini and a Russian and Bulgarian short form of Ekaterina or Yekaterina.[2]

The name Katerina is often associated with the Greek word katharos, meaning "pure" (see: Katherine#Origin and meaning).

Notable people

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Notable people named "Katerina" include:

Other:

  • Katerina, a novel by Israeli author Aharon Appelfeld
  • "Katerina", a season two episode of the TV series The Vampire Diaries
    • Katerina Petrova, AKA Katherine Pierce, a character in The Vampire Diaries that the episode centers around
  • Katerina Alcantara-Guidotti, a character in 2012 Philippine romantic drama series Walang Hanggan which was portrayed by Julia Montes
  • Katarina, a companion in Doctor Who
  • Katerini, a city in Greece, formerly named Katerina

Songs about Katerina

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  • "Aman, Katerina mou" [Alas, my Katerina] by Stellakis Perpiniadis
  • "Ego kai i Katerina" [Me and Katerina] by Mihalis Violaris
  • "H Katerina" by Dimitris Zevgas
  • "Katerina Katerinaki" by Paschalis
  • "Katerina Thessalonikia" [Katerina from Thessaloniki] by Vassilis Tsitsanis
  • "Katerina" by Aliki Vougiouklaki
  • "Katerina" by Nikos Oikonomidis
  • "Katerina" by Stk
  • "Katerina" by Yiannis Savvidakis
  • "Katerina, karderina" [Katerina, the goldfinch] by Chronis Aidonidis
  • "Katerino Mome" by Gloria & Nikolay Slaveev
  • "Katyusha" Russian folk song
  • "Mila, Katerina" [Speak, Katerina] by Manolis Mitsias
  • "Omorfi mou Katerina" [My pretty Katerina] by Antonis Kalogiannis
  • "Pame gia ypno, Katerina" [Let's go to sleep, Katerina] by Giannis Poulopoulos
  • "Rina Katerina mou" [My Rina Katerina] by Dimitra Galani
  • "Rina Katerina" by Kostas Bigalis
  • "Ta matia sou Katerinio" [Your eyes, Katerina] by Michalis Violaris
  • "Thessaloniki - Katerina" by Stelios Dionysiou
  • "To Katerinio" by Chainides
  • "To oneiro tis Katerinas" [Katerina's dream] by Chainides
  • "Tora pou smigoun oi kairoi (Katerinio)" by Nikos Ksylouris

References

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  1. ^ a b c Behind the Name - Katerina
  2. ^ "MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Katerina". Archived from the original on 2017-02-12. Retrieved 2009-02-22.