Katerina

Katerina[1] (Greek: Κατερίνα,[1] romanized: Katerína; Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Macedonian: Катерина,[1] romanized: Katerina) is a feminine given name. It is a Greek variant of Ekaterini and a Russian and Bulgarian short form of Ekaterina or Yekaterina.[2]

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

Notable people named Katerina include:

• Katerina Gilbert, Canadian Surgeon
• Katerina Didaskalou, Greek actress
• Katerina Georgiadou, Greek fashion model
• Katerina Kanonidou, Greek fashion model
• Katerina Kechris, American statistician
• Katerina Maleeva, Bulgarian tennis player
• Katerina Matziou, Greek actress
• Katerina Michalopoulou, Greek Miss Hellas winner
• Katerina Moutsatsou, Greek actress
• Katerina Nikolaidou Greek rower athlete
• Kateřina Pivoňková, Czech backstroke swimmer
• Katerina Stikoudi, Greek fashion model
• Katerina Thanou, Greek sprinter
• Katerina Graham, American actress, singer and model

Other:

• Katerini, a city in Greece, formerly named Katerina
• Katerina, 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