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Katerina

Meaning — Kateřina is the Czech and Slovak form of Katherine, derived through Latin Catharina from the ancient Greek "Aikaterine," possibly from "katharos" meaning "pure." Saint Catherine of Alexandria, the fourth-century martyr of extraordinary learning who was tortured on a wheel (giving us the Catherine wheel), made this one of the most venerated names in Catholic Europe. In Czech it has been one of the most consistently popular feminine names since the medieval period.·Czech origin·Female·KAH-teh-zhee-nah

Katerina Kateřina is a name of classical Czech elegance — one of the timeless standbys of Bohemian feminine naming, neither trendy nor archaic. Characters named Kateřina in Czech fiction tend to be intelligent, capable women who navigate the worlds of work and family with the quiet competence that the Czech cultural tradition values most highly.

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Katerina NovákováKaterina DvořákováKaterina ProcházkováKaterina HoráčkováKaterina BlažkováKaterina Krejčí

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