Kathryn
The English spelling of Katarzyna, from a Greek root meaning "pure". It barely registers in Poland: around 119 women carry it, so most Poles have never met one.
Kathryn Pronunciation
What Kathryn means
Where Kathryn comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Kathryn comes from Greek, an English respelling of Katherine that traces back to the older name Aikaterine. The Polish form of the same name is Katarzyna, and its everyday diminutive is Kasia. The short meaning most people attach to it is pure. That sense arrived later. The true root of Aikaterine was never certain, and the name got linked to the Greek word katharos, meaning clean, so the meaning grew onto the name rather than starting it.
Saint Catherine of Alexandria carried the older form, and her cult spread the name across medieval Europe. The Kathryn spelling belongs to English.
On a Polish class register the same girl is written Katarzyna, and everyone who knows her says Kasia.
How many people are named Kathryn
1 in 189444 women in Poland is named Kathryn. 119 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #3090 among female names.
Kathryn's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 girls were given the name in 2025. It has been stable for a decade.
Kathryn as a middle name
Kathryn is a first name for 119 women in Poland and a middle name for another 65, a 65/35 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 844th, between Karla (65) and Katia (65).
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