About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Catriona, Catherine, Katrina
- Variants
- Catraoine, Caitríona
- Stronghold region
- All-Ireland
Overview
The Irish form of Katherine, in continuous use in Ireland since the late medieval period.
The story behind Caitríona
Saint Catherine's cult reached Ireland by the 12th century, and the Gaelic Caitríona became a fashionable name among the Gaelic-Irish aristocracy.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; Gaelic form of Catherine, after Saint Catherine of Alexandria.
Did you know?
Caitríona Ní Thuathail was a famous 17th-century Gaelic noblewoman of the O'Toole family.
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