Katarzyna

Meaning & origin●(measured from records)

Attested across 20 languages in the etymology graph.

Often considered alongside

Names that people choosing a name often weigh against Katarzyna, most often first. They share a style rather than an origin.

• Zofia
• Magdalena
• Agata
• Poland
• Zosia
• Milena
• Dutch
• Asia
• English
• Natalia
• Anna
• America

From the names suggested together in public name-advice forums, in English. A list of what people consider, not a measure of how common any name is.

Other names spelled this way◐(inferred from the name graph)

Katarzyna is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• a separate name2 spellings in the group

  Also written Katarzyną

• Russian given name10 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, United States

  Languages: Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian

  Also written Катажина, Катажына, Katazhina

• Croatian given name14 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Croatia, United Kingdom, United States, Bulgaria

  Languages: Croatian, Bulgarian, Serbian

  Also written Катажина, Katazina, Katazhina, Katažina

46 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●(measured from records)

Katarzyna is also recorded in 4 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Swedish, Katarzyna är en polsk form av → Katarina.

  as a name·Förnamn i Sverige. Kortfattat namnlexikon

• In Polish, Catherine, Kathryn

  as a name·Polish Personal Names (CIA Foreign Names Studies, ch. 24)

• In German, aus dem Rufnamen Katharina; slawische Familienname, 12 Belege

  as a name·Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 6: Familiennamen aus Rufnamen

• Polish form of KATHERINE .

  as a word

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name●(measured from records)

• Katarzyna Kobrob. 1898PLPolish sculptor (1898-1951)
• Katarzyna Hallb. 1957PLPolish politician
• Katarzyna Figurab. 1962PLPolish actress
• Kasia Nosowskab. 1971PLnot in their usual namePolish singer
• Kasia Kowalskab. 1973PLnot in their usual namePolish singer
• Kasia Smutniakb. 1979PLnot in their usual namePolish actress and model (1979)
• Kasia Mośb. 1987PLnot in their usual namePolish singer, songwriter, and dancer
• Kasia Strussb. 1987PLnot in their usual namePolish model
• Katarzyna Kiedrzynekb. 1991PLPolish association football player
• Katarzyna Niewiadomab. 1994PLPolish professional cyclist (born 1994)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them○(machine-generated)

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence●(measured from records)

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Katarzyna mean, and where does it come from?

a female given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], equivalent to English Catherine Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).

How do you pronounce Katarzyna?

A machine transcription gives /kataʐɨna/ (IPA) for Polish.

Is Katarzyna a male or female name?

Katarzyna is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What are other forms of the name Katarzyna?

In the etymology graph, Kathleen, Catherine and Katherine are forms of the same name in other languages; Kasia is a recorded short or pet form.

In which country does Katarzyna have the most bearers?

In Poland, the national register counted about 602 thousand people named Katarzyna, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled katarzyna.

Where is Katarzyna most common?

Katarzyna is densest in Poland, where the national register counts about 1 in 64 people carrying it.

How common is the name Katarzyna?

In Poland, the national register counted 602,474 people named Katarzyna in 2026, about 1 in 64 residents.

How common is Katarzyna compared with other names?

In Poland, Katarzyna is the 11th most common given name of 25,969 given names recorded there.