Caterina - A soft girl name

Caterina is a beautiful name with Greek origins, meaning ‘pure’ or ‘torture’. It is a variant of the name Katherine and is a popular choice for girls in many countries.

What’s the origin of Caterina

Greek name Aikaterine (Αἰκατερίνη), which derived from the Greek name Hekaterine (Ἑκατερινη) and from Hekate (Ἑκάτη), the Greek goddess of magic.

What’s the meaning of Caterina

Caterina means ‘pure’ (from ancient Greek ‘katharós/καθαρós’), ‘each of the two’, ‘each singly’ (from ancient Greek ‘hékateros/εκάτερος’), ‘hundred’ (from ancient Greek ‘hekatón/εκατóν’), ‘far off’ (from ancient Greek ‘hekás/εκάς’), but as well ‘torture’ (from ancient Greek ‘aikíα/αικία’). Besides, Caterina could be from a Coptic name with the meaning ‘my consecration of your name’.

Variants of Caterina

• Catherina
• Katerina
• Katherina

Similar names

• Katrina
• Katherine
• Catrina
• Catalina
• Catarina

Phonetics

Caterina (cat-er-ee-na) is a slightly difficult name to pronounce with a soft sonority