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Caterina

kah-teh-REE-nah

Popularity

#4044

stable

Letters

8

Syllables

4

Origin

Greek

Total Births

2,987

Peak Year

#68 in 2014

First Recorded

1904

Style

Classic & Timeless, Sophisticated & Formal

Spelling

Tricky to spell

What It Means

Italian form of Katherine, derived from the Greek Aikaterine, of uncertain meaning, though often associated with 'pure'.

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Numerology

3

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Famous Namesakes

  • Caterina de' Medici

    Influential queen consort of France

Nicknames

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Personality Traits

PureIntelligentGracefulSophisticated

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