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Kateri

kah-TEH-ree

Popularity

#3993

stable

Letters

6

Syllables

3

Origin

Native American

Total Births

2,498

Peak Year

#65 in 1980

First Recorded

1937

Style

Spiritual & Biblical

Spelling

Moderate spelling

What It Means

A Mohawk variation of Katherine, derived from the Greek Aikaterine, meaning 'pure'.

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KateTeriKatie

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Numerology

8

The Achiever

Powerful, determined, and success-oriented. Names at 8 project confidence and ambition.

Famous Namesakes

  • Kateri Tekakwitha

    First Native American Saint of the Catholic Church

Nicknames

KateTeriKatie

Spelling Variations

CatherineKatherineKatarina

Similar Names

TheresaMargaretElizabethVeronica

Personality Traits

PureInnocentStrongKindSpiritual

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