Katinka

Katinka

Pronunciation	/kəˈtɪŋkə/
Gender	female
Origin
Word/name	Russian
Meaning	pure
Region of origin	Eastern European
Other names
Related names	Katerina, Catherine

Katinka is a feminine given name possibly originating in Hungary. It is the pet form of Katerina or Ekaterina, meaning "pure" and cognate to the English name Catherine. It may also refer to:

People

• Katinka Andrássy (1892–1985), Hungarian noblewoman
• Katinka Barysch, German economist and financial commentator
• Katinka Bock (born 1976), German sculptor and visual artist
• Katinka Faragó (born 1936), Swedish film producer
• Katinka Heyns (born 1947), South African actor, director and filmmaker
• Katinka Hosszú (born 1989), Hungarian swimmer
• Katinka Kendeffy (1830–1896), Hungarian noblewoman
• Katinka Larsen (1905–1999), English diver
• Katinka Mann (1925–2022), American artist and sculptor
• Katinka Simonse (born 1979), Dutch artist professionally known as Tinkebell
• Katinka Szijj (born 1993), Hungarian sport shooter
• Sugár Katinka Battai (born 2003), Hungarian fencer

Arts and enetertainment

• Katinka (film), a 1988 film directed by Max von Sydow
• Katinka (operetta), a 1915 operetta by Otto Harbach and Rudolf Friml
• "Katinka" (song), a 1962 Dutch entry to the Eurovision Song Contest performed by De Spelbrekers
• Katinka (novel), an English translation of Ved Vejen, an 1886 novel written by Herman Bang
• Katinka Ingabogovinana, a character in the 2001 film Zoolander

Animals

• Katinka's shrew (Crocidura katinka), found in Western Asia
• Loepa katinka (golden emperor moth), found in Southeast and South Asia

Places

• Katinka Village, Wisconsin, an unincorporated town in Presque Isle, WI, United States
• Katinka, Croatia, a village near Lukač