Feminin · Lituanian

Kotryna

Semnificație și Istorie

Kotryna este forma lituaniană a numelui Katherine. Numele a adoptat sufixul feminin lituanian -yna, diferențiindu-se de alte variante regionale precum diminutivul Katrė sau înruditul Jekaterina, folosit în limbile slave vecine.

Etimologie și origine

Numele de bază Katherine derivă în ultimă instanță din grecescul Αἰκατερίνη (Aikaterine), de origine disputată. Cele două teorii principale îl leagă de zeița Hecate (a lumii subterane și a magiei) sau de cuvântul grecesc ἑκάτερος (hekateros), care înseamnă „fiecare dintre cei doi”. În perioada creștină timpurie, numele a fost reinterpretat ca derivând din καθαρός (katharos) „pur”, ducând la variantele latine Katharina și Catherine care au dominat în Europa de Vest.

Prenume asociate

Diminutives

Katrė

Other Languages & Cultures

(Russian) Katerina (Ancient Greek) Aikaterine (Hungarian) Katalin (Basque) Kattalin (Belarusian) Katsiaryna (Ukrainian) Karyna (Breton) Katarin, Katell (Macedonian) Katina (Russian) Ekaterina (Ukrainian) Katia, Katya (Italian) Caterina (Spanish) Catalina (Swedish) Katarina (Hungarian) Kata (English) Kate (Slovene) Katica (Swedish) Katja, Tina (Czech) Kateřina (Swedish) Karin (Slovak) Katka (Swedish) Cathrine, Catrine (Norwegian) Kathrine, Katrine (Danish) Caja (Swedish) Carina 2, Ina, Kaja 1 (Norwegian) Karen 1 (Swedish) Karina, Katharina (Danish) Trine (Swedish) Catharina (Dutch) Katrien, Katrijn, Cato 2 (Hungarian) Katinka (Italian) Rina 1 (Dutch) Rini, Riny, Tineke, Trijntje (Irish) Caitlin (French) Catherine (Irish) Cathleen (Scottish) Catrina (English) Katherine (Irish) Kathleen (Scottish) Katrina (English) Caetlin, Caitlyn, Caren, Caryn, Cat, Cate, Catharine, Catherin, Catherina, Cathie, Cathryn, Cathy, Kae, Kaety, Kaitlin, Kaitlyn, Kaitlynn, Karena, Karyn, Kat, Katee, Katelin, Katelyn, Katelynn, Katey (German) Katharine (English) Katharyn (German) Katherina (English) Katheryn, Katheryne, Kathi, Kathie, Kathlyn, Kathryn, Kathy, Katie, Katlyn, Katy, Kay 1, Kaye, Kerena, Kit, Kittie, Kitty, Trina (Estonian) Kadri 1 (Finnish) Katariina (Estonian) Kätlin (Swedish) Katrin (Estonian) Kadi, Kai 2 (Norwegian) Kaia (Estonian) Kaidi, Kaie (Finnish) Kaisa (Hungarian) Kati (Estonian) Riin (Finnish) Riina (Estonian) Triin, Triinu (Finnish) Katriina, Iina 1, Kaarina, Kaija, Katri (Flemish) Katelijn, Katelijne (French) Carine, Karine 1 (Frisian) Nienke, Nine, Nynke (Portuguese) Catarina (Galician) Catuxa (Georgian) Eka 2, Ekaterine (German) Cathrin (Welsh) Catrin (German) Katarine, Käthe, Kathrin (Greek) Aikaterini, Ekaterini, Kaiti, Keti 2 (Hawaiian) Kakalina, Kalena (History) Kateri (Hungarian) Katalinka, Kató, Kitti (Icelandic) Katrín (Irish) Caitlín, Caitríona (Scottish) Catriona, Katriona (Irish) Cáit, Caitria, Ríona, Tríona (Italian) Catia, Katiuscia (Latvian) Katrīna, Karīna, Keita 2, Ketija, Kitija (Maori) Kataraina (Medieval French) Cateline (Norwegian) Kari 1, Karine 2 (Polish) Katarzyna, Kasia (Portuguese) Cátia (Romanian) Cătălina, Catina, Catrinel, Ecaterina (Russian) Jekaterina, Katenka, Katyusha, Yekaterina (Sardinian) Caderina (Scottish Gaelic) Caitrìona (Slovak) Katarína (Slovene) Inja (Spanish) Lina 2 (Spanish (Latin American)) Katalina, Katiuska (Swedish) Cajsa, Carin, Kajsa (Ukrainian) Kateryna (Welsh) Cadi

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