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What does Ekaterina mean?
Ekaterina 
as a girls' name is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Ekaterina is "pure". Slavic variant of Catherine. Also possibly from Hecate, the name of the Greek goddess of magic. Also possibly derived from the Greek word katateinô meaning "torture". Saint Aikaterine of Alexandria was born a pagan but died a Christian martyr. Olympic figure skater Ekaterina Gordeeva. Also form of Katherine.
ENDS WITH -na
Variations
VARIANT Yekaterina
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA CATHERINE Catarina, Caterina, Caterine, Catherina, Catrina▼, Katarina▼, Katerina▲, Katerinka, Katherina, Katrina▼, Yekaterin
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Ekaterina Fallon (E.F.), ..
How popular is Ekaterina?
Ekaterina is a rare first name for women. Ekaterina is also a rare last name for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Catarina, Catherine (#204 VIA LATEST LIST), Catrina, Katarina (#1594), Katerina (#1173), Katherina, Katherine (#112) and Katrina (#1516) are the popular alternative forms of Ekaterina (NOT RANKED). Other variants, like Catherina, are seldom used. Adoption of these forms of Ekaterina was well-received during 1910-1919 (ADOPTION OF 1.3%) and is now much lower (ADOPTION 0.3%, 78.2% LESS). Katherine is a perennial favorite, though Katerina has grown popular as well over time, while versions like Catherine have become less popular. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Asterina, Battina, Caparina, Caprina, Carina, Carrina, Catalina▲, Catharina, Cathelina, Catlina, Catreina, Catryna, Cherina, Earldina (see Earla), Earlina, Egbertina, Egelina, Elaina▲, Elbertina (see Alberta), Elesteria, Ellmeria, Elmeeria (see Almera), Emelina, Enedina, Erina, Estera, Evalina, Evangelina, Ewangelina, Ewelina, Gavrina, Kareina, Karrina, Katalina▲, Katena, Kathelina, Kathrina, Kathrinna, Katina▼, Katreina, Katryna, Ketrina, Lareina, Larina, Latina, Laurina, Laverna, Madelina, Marina, Matrena, Matrina, Matriona, Matryna, Natalina, Nerina, Pamelina, Patrina, Peterina, Petrina, Pierina, Raelina, Sabrina▼, Serina▼, Sharina, Sherina, Taurina, Valeriana, Varina, Viktorina, Waltrina, Yarina, Yerina, Zabrina, Zakelina and Zlatina. These names tend to be more frequently used than Ekaterina.
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