| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Portuguese, Spanish |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Catharina, Katarina, Caterina |
| Related names | Catherine, Catriona |
Catarina is a feminine given name. It is a Portuguese, Spanish and Galician form of the name Katherine. It may refer to:
Portuguese infantas
- Infanta Catarina of Portugal (1436–1463), daughter of King Edward of Portugal
- Infanta Catarina, Duchess of Braganza (1540–1614), granddaughter of King Manuel I of Portugal and pretender to the Portuguese throne
- Catherine of Braganza (1638–1705), wife of King Charles II of Great Britain
Other people
- Catarina Eufémia, illiterate harvester from Alentejo, Portugal who was murdered during a worker's strike
- Catalina de Jesús Herrera (1717-1795), Ecuadorian prioress, nun, and writer
- Catarina Lindqvist, professional tennis player
- Catarina Ruivo, Portuguese film director
- Catarina Rodrigues, Portuguese judoka
- Catarina van Hemessen, Flemish Renaissance painter
- Dona Catarina, Sinhala noble, Queen of the Kingdom of Kandy in 1591 and again from 1594-1604
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