Catharina

A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning pure; a form of Catherine.

Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Catharina by the numbers

Catharina was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 14 babies in 1989, making it a 1980s name.

Other names that come from Catherine

Like Catharina, each of these traces back to Catherine: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Karenpure; a form of Catherine559 in the US (2017)
  • Katarinapure; a form of Catherine141 in the US (2017)
  • Cattaleyapure; a modern respelling of Catherine62 in the US (2017)
  • Caterinapure; Italian form of Catherine56 in the US (2017)
  • Katyapure; a form of Catherine or Ekaterina54 in the US (2017)
  • Catalayapure; a modern respelling of Catalina or Catherine51 in the US (2017)
  • Catepure; a form of Catherine38 in the US (2017)
  • Cathrynpure; a form of Catherine37 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Catharina. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Catarinapure; form of catherine69 in the US (2017)
  • Catharinepure; a form of Catherine13 in the US (2017)
  • Cathalinapure; a form of Catherine9 in the US (2017)
  • Catherinapure; a form of Catherine5 in the US (2017)
  • Catherinepure; clear1,573 in the US (2017)
  • Catalinapure; Spanish form of Catherine1,218 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Catharina

Names that are said the same way as Catharina, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

Other names that mean purity

Like Catharina, each of these has purity in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Lillianlily; purity6,139 in the US (2017)
  • Lilythe lily flower; purity2,249 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Katherinepure2,833 in the US (2017)
  • Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
  • Lilianalily; purity2,747 in the US (2017)
  • Katepure; a form of katherine1,162 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Catharina

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