Pure
Caterina is the Italian and Portuguese form of Katherine. It is derived from the Greek name Aikaterine, which is traditionally associated with the word 'katharos', meaning pure.
Less common today
Caterina isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,212 in 1994.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Italian mystic and Doctor of the Church born Caterina di Giacomo di Benincasa
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Italian-French multilingual singer and guitarist
Italian noblewoman and Countess of Forlì
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