Meaning of the nameCatherine
- Female
- Greek origin
- Ca-the-ri-ne
Catherine is a spelling of the name Caterine.
Meaning
The meaning of Catherine is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 2,556
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,354
- Median age
- 22 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,685
- people
Catherine in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Catherine, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (651 people).
2,550 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Catherine is most common
States with the highest share of people named Catherine in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.003%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- Paraná 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 907 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 272 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 243 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 212 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 197 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 113 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 95 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 61 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 43 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 40 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 39 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 37 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 33 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 30 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 30 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 26 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 25 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 23 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 20 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 18 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 16 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Catherine
The spelling with CATH, the same as in French and English. It is the second most common in the group.
About the name Caterine
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Caterine as a variant of Caterina and lists Catherine, Katherine and Katerine among the spelling variants. According to Wiktionary, Caterina is an alternative spelling of Catarina, equivalent to Catherine, which comes from the Greek Aikaterine; the meaning of that Greek name is debated. Wiktionary cites a possible link with hekateros ('each of the two') or with the goddess Hecate, and Behind the Name adds other hypotheses. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,859 people named Caterine, with a median age of 22. It is almost always a woman's name, with the most records among women born since 1990.
Other spellings of Caterine
Sources
- Wiktionary: Catherine · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Caterina · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Behind the Name: Katherine · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Caterine · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Catherine
What does the name Catherine mean?
The meaning of Catherine is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Catherine in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,556 people with the first name Catherine, which ranks it number 4,354 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Catherine a boy's or a girl's name?
Catherine is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,550 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Catherine?
Catherine is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Catherine most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.003% of the state's population is named Catherine (212 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Catherine?
Katherine, Caterine and Katerine. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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