Ekaterina

yeh-kah-teh-REE-nah (Russian), eh-kah-teh-REE-nah (Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Russian; Macedonian; Bulgarian, variation of Catherine
"pure"

Ekaterina Origin and Meaning

The name Ekaterina is a girl's name of Slavic origin meaning "pure".

This international variation was publicized by Olympic skater Ekaterina Gordeeva.

Famous People Named Ekaterina

  • Ekaterina "Katia" Alexandrovna Gordeeva
    Russian Olympic figure skater
  • Ekaterina "Kato" Svanidze
    Georgian first wife of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin
  • Ekaterina Valeryevna Makarova
    Russian tennis player
  • Ekaterina Lopes
    Russian tennis player
  • Ekaterina Andreevna Bychkova
    Russian tennis player
  • Ekaterina Dmitrievna "Katya" Ryabova
    Russian singer
  • Ekaterina Sedia
    Russian novelist
  • Ekaterina Alexandrovna Bobrova
    Russian ice dancer
  • Ekaterina Vasilyevna "Rina" Zelyonaya
    Uzbekistani Soviet actress
  • Ekaterina Vedeneeva
    Slovenian rhythmic gymnast

Ekaterina in Pop Culture

  • Ekaterina "Kitty" Shcherbatskaya
    character in Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina
  • Ekaterina
    One of the branches of the Cahill family in The 39 Clues Series, descended from Katherine Cahill
  • Ekaterina
    former queen of Moroi vampires in "Vampire Academy" series
  • Ekatarina Velika
    Yugoslavian rock band
  • Ekaterina
    character in Egg and Spoon book