Katharina

Name Katharina – origin and meaning

Katharina is a female name.

Origin of Katharina

The German name Katharina derived from the Greek name Aikaterine / Αἰκατερίνη, which derived from the Greek name Hekaterine / Ἑκατερινη and from Hekate / Ἑκάτη, the Greek goddess of magic.

Meaning of Katharina

Katharina means “each of the two” (from Greek “εκάτερος/hekateros”), “pure” (from Greek “καθαρός/katharos”), “torture” (from Greek “αἰκία/aikia”), “one hundred” (from Greek “ἑκατόν”) or “far away” (from Greek “ἑκάς”).