Entry № 1200 · Celtic origin

Catrin Catrin — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ KAH-trin /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Celtic
Meaning
"Pure (Welsh Catherine + Catrin ferch Owain Glyndŵr)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Medieval (Welsh)

A name that means "pure (welsh catherine + catrin ferch owain glyndŵr)".

Catrin is from the Welsh Catrin — Welsh rendition of Catherine — from the Greek Aikaterine (pure). A modern American baby name in the broader Welsh heritage aesthetic. Catrin is one of the foundational Welsh feminine names — central to traditional Welsh-language heritage. Catrin ferch Owain Glyndŵr (c. 1390-1413) was the foundational daughter of Owain Glyndŵr (the last native-Welsh Prince of Wales who led the Welsh revolt against English rule 1400-1415). Married Sir Edmund Mortimer; her death in the Tower of London became one of the foundational tragic episodes of medieval Welsh history. Also widely known: Catrin Finch — Welsh harpist (former Royal Harpist to the Prince of Wales 2000-2004); Catrin Glyndŵr sculpture at the Tower of London. Foundational Welsh-language feminine name.

Featured throughout Welsh heritage.

Pure (Welsh-Greek). Welsh Catherine + foundational Catrin ferch Owain Glyndŵr (last native Welsh Prince's daughter) + Catrin Finch Royal Harpist + Tower of London tragedy.

The name in its native script.

Catrin
Transliteration
Catrin
Pronunciation
/ ˈkɑː.trɪn /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Catrin stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Catrin · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Catrins before her.

Real people
Catrin ferch Owain Glyndŵr
Last native Welsh Prince's daughter.
c. 1390 – 1413
In fiction
Catrin
Welsh Catherine.

Names connected to Catrin.

The number behind Catrin.

5

The Free Spirit

Catrin reduces to five.

Why families chose this name.

"Welsh Catherine. Six letters. Catrin."
Bethan · Mother of one · Cardiff