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Meaning of name Catalina

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Meaning

The name Catalina has the following meaning:

Pure. This is one of the oldest recorded names in history, and it originates from the Greek language. Many variations (such as Catherine) have been coined from this name and almost every Western country has their own version of it. It has retained its popularity throughout the years and even now, it still beats other new names to be one of the most popular names in both England and America.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Catalina is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 739 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Catalina rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 108 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 597 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Catalina in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Origins

The name Catalina is very likely a(n) Spanish variant of the name Katherine. See other suggested Spanish girl baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Katherine.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Catalina and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Catalina: Boys - Damary, Geo, Girls - Cassandra, Delia, Dessa, Moira, Phyllis, Both genders - Agnes, Alpha, Andra, Andrew, Angel, Barbara

Variants

The name Catalina is a variant of Katherine. Other popular variants of the name Katherine are: Catalin, Catalina (Spanish), Catharine, Catherine (French), Catheryn, Cathleen, Cathline, Cathrine (Scandinavian), Cathryn (English), Karin (German), Katarina, Kate (English), Kath (Nickname), Katharina (German), Katharine (German), Kathereen, Katheryn (English), Kathi (English), Kathie (English), Kathleen (Irish), Kathryn (English), Kathy (English), Katrine, Kitty (English)

Style

We think the name Catalina should fall under the following style category: Everlasting.

See other Everlasting girl names

Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Catalina to be: An old-fashioned, sweet, motherly woman

In one word, you might describe Catalina as a(n) "motherly" person.

See other "motherly" names for girls.

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Famous persons

See the meaning of Katherine for names of some famous persons with the name Catalina or Katherine (or their variants).
Chloe (24)
Courtney (102)
Caitlin (128)
Cheyenne (135)
Cassidy (141)
Cassandra (142)
Crystal (158)
Chelsea (176)
Charlotte (178)
Carly (189)
Cassandera
Celicia
Casandra
Charitey
Chandal
Chaylea
Cassity
Charty
Charmein
Celek
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Popular Spanish girl names

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