Catalina (name)
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Catalina is a feminine given name. It is a Spanish
form of Katherine. Catalina is an equivalent to Katherine or Catherine in English
, Cătălina in Romanian, Ekaterina in Russian
, Caterina in Italian
, Catalan
and Ukrainian
, Catherine in French
, Katarzyna in Polish
, and Catarina
in Portuguese
and Galician
.
People with the name include:
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
form of Katherine. Catalina is an equivalent to Katherine or Catherine in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, Cătălina in Romanian, Ekaterina in Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
, Caterina in Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
, Catalan
Catalan language
Catalan is a Romance language, the national and only official language of Andorra and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, where it is known as Valencian , as well as in the city of Alghero, on the Italian island...
and Ukrainian
Ukrainian language
Ukrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
, Catherine in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, Katarzyna in Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
, and Catarina
Catarina
Catarina is a feminine given name. It is a Portuguese and Italian form of the name Katherine. It may refer to:-Portuguese Infantas:*Infanta Catarina of Portugal , daughter of king Edward of Portugal...
in Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
and Galician
Galician language
Galician is a language of the Western Ibero-Romance branch, spoken in Galicia, an autonomous community located in northwestern Spain, where it is co-official with Castilian Spanish, as well as in border zones of the neighbouring territories of Asturias and Castile and León.Modern Galician and...
.
People with the name include:
- Catalina CastañoCatalina CastañoCatalina Castaño Alvarez is a professional female Colombian tennis player. On July 10, 2006, Catalina reached her career-high singles ranking: World No. 35. Since November 2006, she is the highest ranked South American female tennis player...
, Colombian female tennis player - Catalina CruzCatalina CruzCatalina Cruz is an American pornographic actress.-Career:Catalina began her career in November 2000 under the pseudonym JennaZ. At that time her measurements were 32C-22-33...
, an American pornographic actress with German and Slovenian descent - Catalina GuiradoCatalina GuiradoCatalina Jane Guirado is an English model and TV personality. She has been a British lads' mag and tabloid favorite since the late '90s....
, a fashion model - Cătălina PonorCatalina PonorCătălina Ponor is a gymnast from Constanţa, Romania. After beginning training with the national team in 2002, Ponor won several medals with the Romanian team, along with individual balance beam and floor exercise medals. Almost unknown until late 2003, Ponor has made several important...
, Romanian gymnast - Catalina Sandino MorenoCatalina Sandino MorenoCatalina Sandino Moreno is a Colombian actress. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Maria Full of Grace .-Life and career:...
, Academy Award-nominated Colombian actress - Catalina de Aragón y Castilla, the Spanish name for the first wife of Henry VIII, Catherine of AragonCatherine of AragonCatherine of Aragon , also known as Katherine or Katharine, was Queen consort of England as the first wife of King Henry VIII of England and Princess of Wales as the wife to Arthur, Prince of Wales...
. - Catalina RobayoCatalina RobayoMaría Catalina Robayo Vargas is a Colombian beauty queen who was crowned Miss Colombia 2010, the official representative to Miss Universe 2011.-Early life:...
, Colombian Beauty Queen, Miss Colombia 2010Miss Colombia 2010The National Beauty Contest in Colombia will hold its 76th edition on Monday, November 15, 2010 in Cartagena de Indias. During the evening of choice, Miss Colombia 2009, Natalia Navarro Galvis will crown her successor at the end of the event...
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