Katya is a feminine given name. It is a very popular name in
Russia,
Ukraine,
Bulgaria,
Serbia, and
North Macedonia. It is a Russian diminutive form of
Yekaterina, which is a Russian form of
Katherine.
[This name is also can be spelled Katia.]
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The name is sometimes used as an independent given name in the English-speaking world. In German, Dutch and Scandinavian languages it is spelled
Katja. For origin and meaning see also Indian literature for the name Katya-yani/Katyayani, possibly the oldest and therefore the origin of the name Katya. Katya may also refer to:
In the arts:
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Katya Chilly (born 1978), Ukrainian singer
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Katya Jones (born 1989), Russian dancer
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Katya Medvedeva (born 1937), Russian naïve painter
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Katya Paskaleva (1945–2002), Bulgarian actress
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Katya Reimann (born 1965), American writer of fantasy novels
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Katya Santos (born 1982), Filipina actress and model
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Katya Zamolodchikova, (performed by Brian McCook, born 1982), American drag queen
In other fields:
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Katya Adler, British journalist
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Yekaterina Budanova (1916–1943), also known as Katya, female Soviet fighter ace in the Second World War
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Katya Scheinberg, Russian-American applied mathematician
In fiction:
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Katya Derevko, on the ABC television series ''Alias''
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Katya Kinski, on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours''
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Katya Nadanova
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* Katya Orlova, heroine of John le Carré's novel ''
The Russia House'' and the film adaptation
* Katya Vogt, the protagonist of
Sandra Birdsell's historical novel ''The Russländer'' (aka ''Katya'')
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Katya (Highlander), an
Immortal in ''Highlander: The Series''
* Katya, a character in the 2013 movie ''
Stalingrad
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* Katya Udinov, Alexandra Udinov's mother in ''Nikita''
Other uses
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''Katya'' (spider), a genus of spiders
References
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Russian feminine given names
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Slovene feminine given names
Croatian feminine given names
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