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Meaning and origin
Katja is a German girl name. The meaning of the name is `Blessed, Pure, Holy`.


Where is it used?
The name Katja is mainly used in German.

It is an abbreviated form of
Kathi, used in English.
Kathy, used in English.
Kathie, used in English.


How do they say it elsewhere?
Catrin (In Welsh)
Karin (In Swedish and in Finnish)
Catherina (In Spanish)
Catalina (In Spanish)
Ecaterina (In Romanian)
Katarzyna (In Polish)
Kari (In Norwegian)
Reina (In Jewish)
Catarina (In Italian and in Portuguese)
Caterina (In Italian and in Catalan)
Catriona (In Irish and in Scottish)
Caitlin (In Irish and in English)
Caitria (In Irish)
Katalin (In Hungarian)
Aikaterine (In Greek)
Katarina (In German, Swedish, Hungarian, Croatian and in Serbian)
Katharine (In German and in English)
Katrine (In German, Danish, Dutch and in Polish)
Katarine (In German)
Katharina (In German)
Katariina (In Finnish)
Catherine (In English and in French)
Kathryn (In English)
Katherina (In English)
Cathryn (In English)
Katherine (In English)
Katrien (In Dutch)
Karen (In Danish and in English)
Katerina (In Czech)
Katarin (In Breton)


If it's too long people might use
In Scandinavian: Kaia
In English: Kit


See also
In Swedish: Kajsa (F)
In Russian and in Bulgarian: Ekaterina (F)
In German: Käthe (F)
In Finnish: Kaisa (F)
In English: Kitty (F)
In English: Kat (F)
In English: Kate (F)
In English: Kara (F)
In Other languages: Khara (F)


Extra information:
Alternative meanings (Slovene) Blessed, Pure, Holy

More `Katja` links
Katja as abbreviation
Actors named Katja
Katja in the encyclopedia