Entry № 0625 · Ukrainian, Greek origin

Kateryna Kateryna — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ kah-teh-RIH-nah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Ukrainian, Greek

Meaning

"Pure"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (Ukrainian)

The meaning

A name that means "pure".

Kateryna (Катерина) is the Ukrainian form of Catherine — from the Greek katharos, meaning "pure." One of the most beloved names in Ukrainian culture, immortalized in Taras Shevchenko's 1838 poem Kateryna.

Kateryna is widely used in Ukraine.

Pure. The Ukrainian Catherine of Shevchenko's poem.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Катерина

Transliteration: Kateryna
Pronunciation: / ˌkæ.təˈrɪn.ə /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Kateryna stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Kateryna · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Katerynas before her.

Real people

Kateryna Bondarenko

Ukrainian tennis player.

born 1986

In fiction

Kateryna

Heroine of Shevchenko's poem.

1838 Ukrainian poem

Names connected to Kateryna.

Numerology

The number behind Kateryna.

The Nurturer

Kateryna reduces to six — the number of Ukrainian purity.

Parents on Kateryna

Why families chose this name.

"Ukrainian Catherine. Eight letters. Kateryna."

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