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Catherine Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria. In the early Christ ...

. In the Netherlands, people use a great number of short forms in daily life, including ''Carine'', ''Catelijne'', ''Cato'', ''Ina'', ''Ineke'', ''Kaat'', ''Kaatje'', ''Karen'', ''Karin'', ''Katja'', ''Katrien'', ''Katrijn'', ''Kitty'', ''Nienke'', ''Rina'', ''Tineke'', ''Tiny'', ''Toos'', ''Trijn'', ''Trijntje'', and many others. People with the name include:

Academics, science

* Catharina C.J.H. "Catrien" Bijleveld (born 1958), Dutch criminologist *

Catharina Halkes Catharina Joanna Maria Halkes (Vlaardingen, 2 July 1920 - Nijmegen, 21 April 2011) was a Dutch theologian and feminist, notable for having been the first Dutch professor of feminism and Christianity, at the Radboud University Nijmegen from 1983 to ...

(1920–2011), Dutch theologian and feminist * Catharina Jantina "Catherine" de Jong (born 1956), Dutch anesthesiologist, drug rehab physician and intensivist * Catharina Geertruida "Catrien" Santing (born 1958), Dutch medievalist * Catharina Stroppel (born 1971), German mathematician * A.P. Catharina "Catharine" van Tussenbroek (1852–1925), Dutch physician and feminist

Arts

* Catharina Ahlgren (1734–c. 1800), Swedish feminist writer, poet, translator, editor and journalist *

Catharina Backer Catharina Backer (22 September 1689 – 8 February 1766) was an art Private collection, collector and an 18th-century Painting, painter from the Northern Netherlands. Biography Catharina Backer was born in Amsterdam in 1689. Her parents wer ...

(1689–1766), Dutch art collector and painter * Catharina S.F. "Kate" Bisschop-Swift (1834–1928), English-born Dutch painter * Catharina Both-van der Eem (1589–1666), Haarlem citizen painted by Frans Hals * Catharina Chen (born 1985), Norwegian classical violinist * Catharina A.P.A. "Kitty" Courbois (1937–2017), Dutch actress * Catharina Irma Dessaur (1931–2002), Dutch writer with the pseudonym Andreas Burnier * Catharina Jacoba Abrahamina Enschedé (1828–1883), Dutch painter *

Catharina Regina von Greiffenberg Catharina Regina von Greiffenberg (7 September 1633, Viehdorf — 10 April 1694, Nuremberg) was an Austrian poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A p ...

(1633–1694), Austrian poet * Catharina "Nina" Hagen (born 1955), German singer, songwriter, and actress *

Catharina van Hemessen Caterina or Catharina van Hemessen (1528 – after 1565) was a Flemish Renaissance painter. She is the earliest female Flemish painter for whom there is verifiable extant work. She is mainly known for a series of small-scale female portrai ...

(1528–aft.1567), Flemish portrait painter * Catharina Hooft (1618–1691), Dutch patrician painted by Frans Hals * Catharina Hooghsae (1607–1685), Dutch patrician painted by Rembrandt * Catharina van Knibbergen (1630–1675), Dutch landscape painter * Catharina Lescaille (1649–1711), Dutch poet, translator and publisher * Catharina Oostfries (1636–1708), Dutch glass painter * Catharina Peeters (1615–1676), Flemish seascape painter * Catharina Pepijn (1619–1688), Flemish portrait painter * Catharina Pratten (1821–1895), German guitar virtuoso, composer and teacher * Catharina Questiers (1631–1669), Dutch poet and dramatist * Catharina van Rennes (1858–1940), Dutch music educator, soprano and composer * Catharina Julia Roeters van Lennep (1813–1883), Dutch still life painter * Catharina Rozee (1632–1682), Dutch embroidery artist *

Catharina Smith Catherine Smith (or Catherina Smith) was an English novelist and actress, best known for her gothic fiction. Almost all that is known of her is that she came from a wealthy family, and had acted at the Haymarket Theatre in London. Novels *''The ...

(fl.1807–1815), English novelist and actress * Catharina Charlotta Swedenmarck (1744–1813), Swedish-Finnish writer and poet * Catharina Torenberg (1787–1866), Finnish violinist * Catharina Jacoba van Velde (1903–1985), Dutch novelist * Catharina Ykens (1659–?), Flemish still life painter

Politics

* Catharina Bråkenhielm (born 1956), Swedish social democratic politician * Catharina Isabella "Ien" Dales (1931–1994), Dutch politician, Minister of the Interior * Catharina Elmsäter-Svärd (born 1965), Swedish politician, Minister for Infrastructure * Catharina E.G. "Karien" van Gennip (born 1968), Dutch CDA politician * j. Catharina "Tineke" Huizinga (born 1960), Dutch politician, Minister of Environment * Catharina J.E. "Nine" Kooiman (born 1980), Dutch politician and social worker. * Catharina Stopia (fl. 1620–1657), Swedish ambassador to Russia * Catharina "Cathy" Ubels-Veen (1928–2015), Dutch Evangelical politician

Royalty, nobility, court

Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange (Catharina-Amalia Beatrix Carmen Victoria; born 7 December 2003) is the heir apparent to the throne of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the constituent countries of Aruba, Curaçao, the Net ...

(born 2003), Crown princess of the Netherlands * Catharina Belgica of Nassau (1578–1648), Flemish-born consort and regent of Hanau-Münzenberg * Catharina van Gelre (ca.1440–1497), regent of the Duchy of Guelders *

Catharina Anna Grandon de Hochepied Catharina Anna Grandon de Hochepied (21 May 1767 – 1803) was a Hungarian and Swedish noble. As the wife of the Swedish ambassador in the Ottoman Empire, she became the likely first woman ever to have performed on stage in Islamic Turkey ...

(1767–1803), Hungarian-Swedish noble * Catharina Ulrika Hjort af Ornäs (1767–1837), Swedish noblewoman and murder victim * Catharina van Holland (c.1280–1328), daughter of Floris V, Count of Holland * Catharina Ebba Horn (1720–1781), Swedish noble and mistress of king Frederick I of Swede * Catharina van Kleef (1417–1479), Duchess of Guelders * Catharina Månsdotter (1550–1612), Queen of Sweden * Catharina van Nassau (1543–1624), sister of William I the Silent * Catharina Rickert (1674–1734), official royal mistress of Frederick I of Prussia * H. Catharina L. "Trina" Schneider (1856–1918), Baltic-German tutor at the court of Tsar Nicholas II *

Catharina Wallenstedt Catharina Wallenstedt, née ''Wallia'' (1627 – 1719) was a Swedish letter writer and courtier. She is known for her collection of letters. Composed of a collection of about 350 letters written between 1673 and 1718, mostly to her spouse and daugh ...

(1627–1719), Swedish maid of honour to Queen Christina and letter writer *

Catharina of Württemberg Princess Katharina Friederike of Württemberg (21 February 1783 – 29 November 1835) was Queen consort of Westphalia by marriage to Jérôme Bonaparte, who reigned as King of Westphalia between 1807 and 1813. Life Katharina was born in Saint P ...

(1783–1835), Russian-born queen consort of Westphalia

Sports

* Catharina Johanna "Toos" Beumer (born 1947), Dutch swimmer * Catharina Clasina "Rini" Dobber (born 1943), Dutch swimmer * Catharina Petronella "Catrien" Eijken (born 1961), Dutch synchronized swimmer * Catharina "Toos" van den Ende (born 1945), Dutch rower * Catharina Felser (born 1982), German race car driver * Catharina Glassér-Bjerner (born 1964), Swedish alpine skier * Catharina C.M. "Kitty" van Haperen (born 1976), Dutch athlete and bobsledder * Catharina Maria "Toos" van der Klaauw (1915–2011), Dutch fencer * Catharina B.J. "Tineke" Lagerberg (born 1941), Dutch swimmer * Catharina Lindgren (born 1963), Swedish figure skater * Catharina Neelissen (born 1961), Dutch rower * Catharina Wilhelmina "Tini" Wagner (1919–2004), Dutch swimmer

Other

* Catharina Besselman (1678-1702), Dutch colonist in the Dutch East Indies * Catharina Bröms (1665–1735), Swedish iron master * Catharina de Chasseur (1490–1541), Dutch counterfeiter * Catharina Cramer (1656–1746), Dutch midwife * Catharina "Carin" du Rietz (1766–1788), Swedish Royal Guard soldier *

Catharina Cornelia Hodshon Catharina Cornelia Hodshon (24 November 1768 – 16 November 1829), was a wealthy Dutch heiress and regentess of the Wijnbergshofje. Biography She was born in Haarlem as the daughter of Albertus Hodshon, linen dealer, and Catharina Cornelia van d ...

(1768–1829), Dutch heiress and regent of almshouses * Catharina Egges (1750–1824), Dutch publisher * Catharina Freymann (1708–1791), Norwegian pietist leader * Catharina de Grebber (born 1498), Dutch kidnapping victim * Catharina Elisabet Grubb (1721–1788), Swedish-Finnish industrialist *

Catharina Haynes Catharina Jacoba Hendrika Dubbelday Haynes (born November 9, 1963) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Background Haynes was born in Melbourne, Florida and graduated from Satellite High ...

(born 1963), United States Circuit Judge * Catharina Herman (fl. 1604), Dutch heroine of the Eighty Years' War * Catharina Heybeek (1764–1810), Dutch journalist, feminist and editor * Catharina Justander (1723–1778), Swedish-Finnish missionary * Catharina Johanna Koek (1763 - 1843), Dutch governor's wife * Catharina "Trijn" van Leemput (c.1530–1607), Dutch heroine of the Eighty Years' War * Catharina Margaretha Linck (died 1721), Prussian woman executed for sodomy * Catharina "Rina" Lodders (born 1942), Dutch model, Miss World 1962 * Catharina Lysholm (1744–1815), Norwegian ship-owner * Catharina Mulder a.k.a. Kaat Mossel (1723–1798), Dutch Orangist activist * Catharina Choi Nunes (born 1990), Korean-Brazilian model * Catharina Roodzant (1896–1999), Dutch chess master * Catharina Rose (fl. 1587), Dutch heroin in the Eighty Years' War * Catharina de San Joan (1605–1688), India-born anchorite and visionary * Catharina Serafin (fl. 1892), Prussian medical patient *

Catharina Svensson Catharina Brink ( Svensson; born July 24, 1982) is a Danish lawyer, equestrienne, model and beauty queen who won the first ever Miss Earth 2001. Biography and career Svensson was originally from Copenhagen, Denmark, and carries dual citizenship ...