Katarzyna is a
Polish given name
Polish names have two main elements: the given name, and the surname. The usage of personal names in Poland is generally governed by civil law (legal system), civil law, church law, personal taste and family custom.
The law requires a given name ...
, equivalent to English "
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 ...
". Its
diminutive forms include
Kasia, Katarzynka, Kasieńka, Kasiunia, Kasiulka;
augmentative – Kaśka, Kacha, Kachna.
Individuals named Katarzyna may choose their
name day
In Christianity, a name day is a tradition in many countries of Europe and the Americas, among other parts of Christendom. It consists of celebrating a day of the year that is associated with one's baptismal name, which is normatively that of a ...
from the following dates: February 2, February 13, March 9, March 22, March 24, April 1, April 6, April 17, April 29, April 30, May 21, September 4, September 15, November 25, or December 31.
Notable people
Nobility
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Joanna Katarzyna Radziwiłł, Polish noble lady
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Katarzyna Barbara Radziwiłł, Polish-Lithuanian
szlachcianka
The ''szlachta'' (Polish: endonym, Lithuanian: šlėkta) were the noble estate of the realm in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth who, as a class, had the dominating position in th ...
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Katarzyna Branicka, Polish noblewoman
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Katarzyna Juszczak, Polish-born Italian judoka and freestyle wrestler
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Katarzyna Karolina Radziwiłł, Polish noble lady
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Katarzyna Kostka, Polish noble lady
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Katarzyna Lubomirska, Polish szlachcianka
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Katarzyna Ostrogska (1560–1579), Polish noble lady
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Katarzyna Ostrogska (1602–1642), Polish szlachcianka
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Katarzyna Potocka, Polish noble lady
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Katarzyna Sobieska, the sister of King of Poland Jan III Sobieski and a noble lady
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Katarzyna Tomicka, Polish noble lady
Artists
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Katarzyna Kobro, Russian sculptor of Polish descent
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Katarzyna Kozyra, one of main Polish video artists
In other fields
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Katarzyna Cichopek, Polish actress
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Katarzyna Figura, Polish actress
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Katarzyna Łaniewska, Polish actress
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Katarzyna Majchrzak, Polish high jumper
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Katarzyna Rogowiec, Polish Paralympian
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Katarzyna Skowrońska, Polish volleyball player
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Katarzyna Pakosińska, member of Polish cabaret group ''Kabaret Moralnego Niepokoju''
* Katarzyna Dolinska, one of the contestants on
America's Next Top Model, Cycle 10
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* Katarzyna Strusińska, Polish fashion model known as
Kasia Struss
Katarzyna Strusińska, (born 23 November 1987 in Ciechanów, Poland), known professionally as Kasia Struss, is a Polish model.
Career
Struss was discovered in 2005 by a local talent scout after sending her pictures to a local Polish teen magazi ...
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Polish feminine given names