How popular is the baby name Caterina in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Caterina.

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Popularity of the baby name Caterina


Posts that mention the name Caterina

Baby names with CAT: Catalina, Cathal, Ehecatl

cat amid snow

Are you a cat lover looking for baby names that contain the word CAT?

If so, you’re in luck!

Because today’s post is a long list — or should I say catalogue? — of names that contain the letter sequence “c-a-t.” Most of these names come directly from the U.S. SSA’s baby name data.

  • Annacatherine
  • Axayacatl
  • Catalda
  • Cataldo
  • Cataleya, Cataleyah, Cattaleya, Cataleia, Catileya, Cateleya
  • Catalaya, Catalayah, Cattalaya, Catilaya, Catelaya
  • Cataliya, Cataliyah, Cataleah, Catalea, Catalia, Catalya
  • Catalin
  • Catalina, Catalena, Cataleena, Catalyna
  • Catalino
  • Catana
  • Catania
  • Catara
  • Catarina, Caterina, Catterina
  • Catarino
  • Catasha
  • Catavia
  • Catch
  • Catcher
  • Cate
  • Catelin, Catelyn, Catelynn
  • Catello
  • Catenia
  • Catera, Caterra
  • Cateria
  • Caterin
  • Caterine
  • Catessa
  • Cath
  • Catha
  • Cathair
  • Cathal
  • Cathaleya, Cathalia
  • Cathalina
  • Cathaline, Cathalene, Cathaleen
  • Cathan
  • Cathay
  • Catheline, Cathelene, Catheleen
  • Cather
  • Catherina, Catharina
  • Catherine, Catherin, Catheryn, Catheryne, Catheren, Catherene, Catharine, Cathirine
  • Cathina
  • Cathleen, Cathline, Cathlene, Cathlean
  • Catherline
  • Cathia
  • Cathlina, Cathlena
  • Cathlin, Cathlyn
  • Cathreen
  • Cathrine, Cathrin Cathryn, Cathryne, Cathrynn, Cathren
  • Cathrina
  • Cathrinus
  • Cathy, Cathie, Cathey, Cathi, Cathee, Cathye, Cathe
  • Cathyann
  • Cathyjo
  • Cathylee
  • Cathyleen
  • Catia, Catya
  • Catiana
  • Catiche
  • Catie, Caty, Catey, Cati, Cattie
  • Catilla
  • Catina, Catena, Cateena Cattina, Catinna
  • Catine
  • Catinka
  • Catiria
  • Catisha
  • Catlin, Catlyn, Catlynn, Catlen
  • Cato
  • Caton
  • Catonya
  • Catori
  • Catoria
  • Catosha
  • Catoya
  • Catra
  • Catral
  • Catrana
  • Catrell, Catrel
  • Catrenia
  • Catressa
  • Catria
  • Catrice, Catrece, Catrese, Catrease
  • Catricia
  • Catrin
  • Catrina, Catrena
  • Catrinel
  • Catrinia
  • Catrinna
  • Catriona
  • Catrisha
  • Catrissa
  • Catron
  • Cattleya
  • Cattibrie
  • Catullo
  • Catullus
  • Catura
  • Caturia
  • Decatur
  • Ducati
  • Ecaterina
  • Ehecatl
  • Hecate
  • Marycatherine
  • Staccato
  • Tlaltecatzin
  • Tzilacatzin
  • Xicotencatl

Which names with CAT are the most popular in the U.S. right now? The top five are Catalina, Catherine, Cataleya, Cattleya, and Catarina — all girl names. (In fact, the only boy names with CAT in the data at the moment are Cato, Catarino, Cathan, and Catalino.)

Which CAT name do you like most? Let me know in the comments!

P.S. Did you know that Freddie Mercury was a cat lover as well? Here are the names of some of Freddie’s cats.

Image: Adapted from Felis catus-cat on snow by Von.grzanka under CC BY-SA 3.0.

New saint names: Damien, Jeanne, Nuno, Zygmunt

Next weekend, the Catholic Church will be canonizing five new saints:

  • Bl. Jozef de Veuster, a.k.a. Father Damien (1840-1889) of Belgium and, later, Molokai.
  • Bl. Rafael Arnáiz Barón (1911-1938) of Spain.
  • Bl. Jeanne Jugan, a.k.a. Mary of the Cross (1792-1879) of France.
  • Bl. Zygmunt Szczesny Felinski (1822-1895) of Poland.
  • Bl. Francisco Coll y Guitart (1812-1875) of Spain.

This is actually the second batch of saints for 2009. The first group, canonized in April, consisted of:

  • St. Arcangelo Tadini (1846-1912) of Italy.
  • St. Bernardo Tolomei (1272-1348) of Italy.
  • St. Caterina Volpicelli (1839-1894) of Italy.
  • St. Gertrude Comensoli (1847-1903) of Italy.
  • St. Nuno Álvares Pereira (1360-1431) of Portugal.

As far as saint names go, I believe Nuno is a brand new one. There are Bernardos and Gertrudes and Jeannes and Rafaels, but no Nunos.

Where does the name come from? Behind the Name suggests that Nuno is derived from the Latin word nonus, meaning ninth. Wikipedia, on the other hand, lists other sources such as the Latin word nonnus, meaning monk or tutor.