Ekaterina is a Russian feminine given name, and an alternative transliteration of the Russian language, Russian ''Yekaterina''.MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Ekaterina
/ref> Katya and Katyusha are common diminutive forms of Ekaterina. Notable people with the name can be found below.

Arts

*Katya Medvedeva, Ekaterina Medvedeva (born 1937), Russian naïve painter *Ekaterina Sedia (born 1970), Russian fantasy author

Sports

*Yekaterina Abramova (born 1982), Russian speed skater *Ekaterina Alexandrova (born 1997), Russian professional tennis player *Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya (2000–2020), Russian-Australian pairs skater *Ekaterina Anikeeva (born 1969), Russian water polo player *Ekaterina Bychkova (born 1985), Russian professional tennis player *Ekaterina Dafovska (born 1975), Bulgarian biathlete *Ekaterina Dzehalevich (born 1986), Belarusian professional tennis player *Yekaterina Gamova (born 1980), Russian volleyball player *Ekaterina Gordeeva (born 1971), Russian Olympic and World figure skating champion *Ekaterina Ivanova (biathlete) (born 1977), Belarusian biathlete *Ekaterina Ivanova (tennis) (born 1987), Bychkova's Russian compatriot and professional tennis player *Ekaterina Karsten (born 1972), Belarusian rower *Yekaterina Khramenkova (born 1956), Soviet long-distance runner *Ekaterina Kramarenko (born 1991), Russian artistic gymnast *Yekaterina Lobaznyuk (born 1983), Olympic gymnast who competed for Russia in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney *Yekaterina Lobysheva (born 1985), Russian speed skater *Ekaterina Makarova (born 1988), Ivanova's Russian compatriot and professional tennis player *Aikaterini Nikolaidou, Ekaterina Nikolaidou (born 1992), Greek Rowing (sport), rower athlete *Yekaterina Podkopayeva (born 1952), middle-distance runner who represented the USSR and later Russia *Ekaterina Shatnaya (born 1979), Kazakhstani athlete *Yekaterina Smirnova (born 1956), Soviet heptathlete *Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Vasilieva (born 1976), Russian water polo player *Ekaterina Vandaryeva, a Russian kickboxer *Ekaterina Selezneva (born 1995), Russian rhythmic gymnast

Politics

*Catherine the Great in Russian called as ''Yekaterina Velikaya'' *Ekaterina Furtseva (1910–1974), first woman to be admitted into Politburo *Ekaterina Kalinina (1882-1960), Soviet politician and First Lady of the Soviet Union *Yekaterina Kuskova (1869–1958), Russian Marxist political figure *Yekaterina Vorontsova-Dashkova (1743–1810), the closest female friend of Empress Catherine the Great *Kato Svanidze, Ekaterina Svanidze (1880–1907), Georgian first wife of Joseph Stalin *Eka Tkeshelashvili, Eka (Ekaterine) Tkeshelashvili (born 1977), Georgian jurist and former minister of foreign affairs of Georgia

Other fields

*Yekaterina Geltzer (1876–1962), prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Ballet who danced in the theatre from 1898 to 1935 *Yekaterina Golubeva (1966–2011), Russian actress *Ekaterina 'Katia' Ivanova (born 1988), Kazakh-born English model and contestant on Celebrity Big Brother 2010 *Ekaterina Korbut, woman Grandmaster of chess *Ekaterina Maximova (1939–2009), Russian ballerina *Ekaterina Peshkova (1887–1965), Russian human rights activist and humanitarian *Ekaterina Atalik, Ekaterina Polovnikova-Atalik (born 1982), Russian-Turkish Grandmaster of chess *Ekaterina Zelyonaya (1902–1991), Soviet actress and singer of Ukrainian ancestry *Katya Zamolodchikova, Yekaterina 'Katya' Petrovna Zamolodchikova (born 1982), American drag queen and actor

Fictional characters

*Katya Derevko, Yekaterina "Katya" Derevko *Ekaterina Golovkina, a character in the ''Life (2017 film), Life'' *Ekaterina Dmitrievna Smokovnikova, ''The Road to Calvary'' *Kate Daniels from the Magic Series by Ilona Andrew's. Kate' real name is Ekaterina, but she always calls herself Kate. *Ekaterina Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya (Kitty), a character in Anna Karenina

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