Katinka is a ♀ girl name.
In Germany, Katinka is a diminutive of Katharina, in Hungary it is a diminutive of Katalin and in the Netherlands, it is a diminutive of Catharina. All these names derive from the Greek names Aikaterine (Αἰκατερίνη), Hekaterine (Ἑκατερινη) and Hekate (Ἑκάτη).
Katinka means “pure” (from ancient Greek “katharós/κᾰθᾰρός”), “each of the two”, “each singly” (from ancient Greek “hekáteros/ἑκᾰ́τερος”), “hundred” (from ancient Greek “hekatón/ἑκᾰτόν”), “far off” (from ancient Greek “hekás/ἑκᾰ́ς”), but as well “torture” (from ancient Greek “aikíā/αἰκῐ́ᾱ”). Besides, Katinka could be from a Coptic name with the meaning “my consecration of your name”.
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