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Ekaterina

yeh-kah-tye-REE-nah

Popularity

#6684

falling

Letters

9

Syllables

5

Origin

Russian

Total Births

982

Peak Year

#43 in 2005

First Recorded

1981

Style

Classic & Timeless, Sophisticated & Formal

Spelling

Tricky to spell

What It Means

Russian form of Katherine, from the Greek Aikaterine, of uncertain meaning but often associated with "pure."

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Numerology

3

The Creative

Expressive, joyful, and imaginative. Names vibrating at 3 inspire creativity and optimism.

Famous Namesakes

  • Ekaterina II

    Empress of Russia

  • Ekaterina Gordeeva

    Russian figure skater

Nicknames

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Personality Traits

ElegantIntelligentIndependentGraceful

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