Katerina

Katerina
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Greek
Other names
Related names	Aikaterini, Katherine, Ekaterina, Yekaterina

Katerina (Greek: Κατερίνα; Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian: Катерина) is a feminine given name. It is a Greek variant of Ekaterini and a Russian and Bulgarian short form of Ekaterina or Yekaterina.^[1]

The name Katerina is often associated with the Greek word katharos, meaning "pure" (see Katherine#Origin and meaning).

Notable people named Katerina include:

• Katerina Didaskalou, Greek actress
• Katerina Georgiadou, Greek fashion model
• Katerina Kanonidou, Greek fashion model
• Katerina Maleeva, Bulgarian tennis player
• Katerina Matziou, Greek actress
• Katerina Michalopoulou, Greek Miss Hellas winner
• Katerina Moutsatsou, Greek actress
• Kateřina Pivoňková, Czech backstroke swimmer
• Katerina Stikoudi, Greek fashion model
• Katerina Thanou, Greek sprinter
• Katerina Graham, American actress, singer and model
• Katerina Kostakis, Scientist

Other:

• Katerini, a city in Greece, formerly named Katerina
• Katerina (novel), a novel by Israeli author Aharon Appelfeld
• Katerina, a Season Two episode of the TV series The Vampire Diaries
  • Katerina Petrova, AKA Katherine Pierce, a character in The Vampire Diaries that the episode centers around
• Katarina a companion in Doctor Who.
• Katerina Stevens, main character of the Illusion series.

Songs about Katerina

• "Aman, Katerina mou" (Alas, my Katerina) by Stellakis Perpiniadis
• "Ego kai i Katerina" (Me and Katerina) by Mihalis Violaris
• "H Katerina" by Dimitris Zevgas
• "Katerina" by Aliki Vougiouklaki
• "Katerina" by Yiannis Savvidakis
• "Katerina" by Nikos Oikonomidis
• "Katerina, karderina" (Katerina, the goldfinch) by Chronis Aidonidis
• "Katerina Katerinaki" by Paschalis
• "Katerina Thessalonikia" (Katerina from Thessaloniki) by Vasilis Tsitsanis
• "Mila, Katerina" (Speak, Katerina) by Manolis Mitsias
• "Omorfi mou Katerina" (My pretty Katerina) by Antonis Kalogiannis
• "Pame gia ypno, Katerina" (Let's go to sleep, Katerina) by Giannis Poulopoulos
• "Rina Katerina" by Kostas Bigalis
• "Rina Katerina mou" (My Rina Katerina) by Dimitra Galani
• "Ta matia sou Katerinio" (Your eyes, Katerina) by Michalis Violaris
• "Thessaloniki - Katerina" by Stelios Dionysiou
• "To oneiro tis Katerinas" (Katerina's dream) by Chainides
• "To Katerinio" by Chainides
• "Tora pou smigoun oi kairoi (Katerinio)" by Nikos Ksylouris

References

1. MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Katerina