Catharina is a feminine given name, the

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

and Swedish spelling of the name

Catherine Katherine (), also spelled Catherine and Catherina, other variations, is a feminine given name. The name and its variants are popular in countries where large Christian populations exist, because of its associations with one of the earliest Ch ...

. In the Netherlands, people use a great number of short forms in daily life, including ''Carine'', ''Catelijne'', ''Cato'', ''Ina'', '' Ineke'', ''Kaat'', ''Kaatje'', '' Karen'', ''

Karin Karin may refer to: *Karin (given name), a feminine name Fiction * ''Karin'' (manga) or ''Chibi Vampire'', a Japanese media franchise * Karin Hanazono, title character of the manga and anime ''Kamichama Karin'' *Karin Kokubu, a main character in ...

'', ''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 (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 Catharina Ahlgren (1734 – c. 1800) was a Swedish proto-feminist poet and publisher, and one of the first identifiable female journalists in Sweden. She was the publisher and chief editor of a number of different women's periodicals in Stoc ...

(1734–c. 1800), Swedish feminist writer, poet, translator, editor and journalist * Catharina Backer (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 (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 Flemings, Flemish Renaissance Painting, painter. She is the earliest female Flemish painter for whom there is verifiable extant work. She is mainly known for a series of small ...

(1528–aft.1567), Flemish portrait painter *

Catharina Hooft Catharina Pietersdr Hooft (28 December 1618 – 30 September 1691) was a woman of the Dutch Golden Age. She became famous at a very early age, when she was painted by Frans Hals. At the age of sixteen she married Cornelis de Graeff, ninetee ...

(1618–1691), Dutch patrician painted by Frans Hals * Catharina Hooghsae (1607–1685), Dutch patrician painted by Rembrandt *

Catharina van Knibbergen Catharina Knibbergen was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter. Biography According to the RKD she was influenced by Bartholomeus Breenbergh and was perhaps the daughter of the painter François van Knibbergen (born 1596/97).

(1630–1675), Dutch landscape painter * Catharina Lescaille (1649–1711), Dutch poet, translator and publisher *

Catharina Oostfries Catharina Oostfries, or Trijntje Sieuwerts (1636–1708) was a Dutch Golden Age glass painter. Biography Oostfries was born in Nieuwkoop. According to Houbraken she kept up her drawing and glass painting into her seventies.

(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 ...

(), 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 Catharina Sabine Maria Laurine Elmsäter-Svärd (born 23 November 1965) is a Swedish politician who was Minister for Infrastructure from 2010 to 2014. A member of the Moderate Party, she was an MP of the Swedish Riksdag for Stockholm County fr ...

(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 (), 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 Ne ...

(born 2003), Crown princess of the Netherlands *

Catharina Belgica of Nassau Catharina Belgica of Nassau (31 July 1578 – 12 April 1648) was a countess of Hanau-Münzenberg by her marriage to Philip Louis II, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg. She was regent of Hanau-Münzenberg during the minority of her son from 1612 unt ...

(1578–1648), Flemish-born consort and regent of Hanau-Münzenberg * Catharina van Gelre (1497), regent of the Duchy of Guelders * Catharina Anna Grandon de Hochepied (1767–1803), Hungarian-Swedish noble * Catharina Ulrika Hjort af Ornäs (1767–1837), Swedish noblewoman and murder victim * Catharina van Holland (1328), daughter of Floris V, Count of Holland *

Catharina Ebba Horn Catharina Ebba Horn af Åminne, (27 May 1720 – 12 September 1781 in Jakobsberg), was a Swedish noble and the second official royal mistress of King Frederick I of Sweden from 1745 to 1748. She was one of two official royal mistresses in Sweden. ...

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

Catharina of Württemberg Princess Katharina of Württemberg (full name: Friederike Katharina Sophie Dorothea; 21 February 1783 – 29 November 1835) was Queen of Westphalia by marriage to Jérôme Bonaparte, who reigned as King of Westphalia between 1807 and 1813. L ...

(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 Catharina Glassér-Bjerner (born 16 February 1964 in Grycksbo) is a Swedish former alpine skier who competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Cal ...

(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 Catharina "Karin" Bröms (1665–1735), was a Swedish ironmaster. She was the owner of the Wij iron works at Ockelbo between 1686 (formally 1708) and 1735. She founded and acquired additional iron works and eventually owned the larger part of Ocke ...

(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 (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 Catharina Elisabet Grubb (February 8, 1721 – March 31, 1788) was a Finnish industrialist. She was the daughter of merchant Nils Grubb from Stockholm and Gunnila Grubb and sister of Michael Grubb and married to merchant, industrialist and shipown ...

(1721–1788), Swedish-Finnish industrialist * Catharina Haynes (born 1963), United States Circuit Judge * Catharina Herman (), 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 (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 (), Dutch heroin in the Eighty Years' War * Catharina de San Joan (1605–1688), India-born anchorite and visionary * Catharina Serafin (), 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. Early and personal life Svensson was originally from Copenhagen, Denmark, and carries dual citize ...