Catarina
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Catarina is a feminine given name. It is a Portuguese and Italian form of the name Katherine
. It may refer to:
Katherine (given name)
Katherine is a feminine name, which is popular in historically Christian countries, owing to its having been the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria.-Origin and meaning:...
. It may refer to:
Portuguese Infantas
- Infanta Catarina of PortugalInfanta Catarina of PortugalCatherine of Portugal may also refer to Catherine of Braganza and to Infanta Catherine, Duchess of BraganzaThe Infanta Catarina Catherine of Portugal may also refer to Catherine of Braganza and to Infanta Catherine, Duchess of BraganzaThe Infanta Catarina Catherine of Portugal may also refer to...
(1436–1463), daughter of king Edward of Portugal - Infanta Catarina, Duchess of Braganza (1540–1614), granddaughter of king Manuel I of Portugal and pretender to the Portuguese throne
- Catherine of BraganzaCatherine of BraganzaCatherine of Braganza was a Portuguese infanta and queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland as the wife of King Charles II.She married the king in 1662...
(1638–1705), wife of Charles II of Great Britain
In geography
- Catarina, MasayaCatarina, MasayaCatarina is a municipality in the Masaya department of Nicaragua.-References:...
in Nicaragua - Catarina, San MarcosCatarina, San MarcosCatarina is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala. It is recognised as different municipality on 20th of January 1925 year, split from Malacatán municipality.*...
in Guatemala - Santa Catarina BarahonaSanta Catarina BarahonaSanta Catarina Barahona is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Sacatepéquez....
in Guatemala - Santa Catarina IxtahuacanSanta Catarina IxtahuacanSanta Catarina Ixtahuacan is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala. It is located at about 7500 ft altitude in the steep mountains descending from the western highlands to the southern coastal plain. The indigenous language is K'ichee'...
in Guatemala - Santa Catarina MitaSanta Catarina MitaSanta Catarina Mita is a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala.- External links :* *...
in Guatemala - Santa Catarina PalopóSanta Catarina PalopóSanta Catarina Palopó is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala. The municipality is located on the shores of Lake Atitlán, approximately 3 miles South-Southeast of Panajachel, a popular tourist destination. To the East-Southeast is San Antonio Palopó. The three aforementioned...
in Guatemala - Catarina, TexasCatarina, TexasCatarina is a census-designated place in Dimmit County, Texas, United States. The population was 135 at the 2000 census. The community has a U.S...
in the United States - Santa Catarina (Caldas da Rainha)Santa Catarina (Caldas da Rainha)Santa Catarina is one of the sixteen civil parishes that make up the municipality of Caldas da Rainha, Portugal. The parish has an area of 20 km² and 5,000 residents.-References:...
in Portugal - Santa Catarina (island)Santa Catarina (island)Florianópolis Island is an island in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. It is located on the south coast of Brazil between the south 27° latitude and west 48° longitude...
in Brazil - Santa Catarina (state)Santa Catarina (state)Santa Catarina is a state in southern Brazil with one of the highest standards of living in Latin America. Its capital is Florianópolis, which mostly lies on the Santa Catarina Island. Neighbouring states are Rio Grande do Sul to the south and Paraná to the north. It is bounded on the east by...
in Brazil - Santa Catarina, Cape VerdeSanta Catarina, Cape VerdeSanta Catarina is a municipality located in the northwestern and the western parts of the island of Santiago in Sotavento in Cape Verde. The municipal population is around 49,829, the area is 243 km² and the density is about 205/km². The seat of the municipality is Assomada...
- Santa Catarina, Nuevo LeónSanta Catarina, Nuevo LeónSanta Catarina is a city and municipality in the state of Nuevo León, Mexico that is part of the Monterrey Metropolitan area.-History:The name of this city comes from the Catholic Saint Catherine of Alexandria....
in Mexico
In other fields
- Catarina or La Fille du BanditCatarina or La Fille du BanditCatarina or La Fille du Bandit is a ballet in 3 Acts-4 Scenes, with choreography by Jules Perrot, and music by Cesare Pugni. Libretto by Jules Perrot, based on an incident in the life of the Italian painter Salvatore Rosa....
, Jules Perrot's 1846 ballet - Catarina EufémiaCatarina EufémiaCatarina Efigénia Sabino Eufémia was an illiterate harvester from Alentejo, Portugal who was murdered during a worker's strike by lieutenant Carrajola of the Guarda Nacional Republicana in Monte do Olival, Baleizão, in Beja, Alentejo...
, illiterate harvester from Alentejo, Portugal who was murdered during a worker's strike - Catarina LindqvistCatarina LindqvistAnna Catarina Lindqvist Ryan is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.-Career:Lindqvist turned professional in 1983. She reached a career high rank of #10 in April 1985. She also won 6 WTA Tour singles titles and 1 doubles...
, professional tennis player - Catarina RuivoCatarina RuivoCatarina Ruivo , Portuguese director.Catarina Ruivo studied at the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema in Lisbon, specializing her studies in cinematography editing....
, Portuguese film director - Catarina RodriguesCatarina RodriguesCatarina Rodrigues is a Portuguese judoka.She was awarded the Olympic Medal Nobre Guedes in 2001.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
, Portuguese judoka - Catarina van HemessenCatarina van HemessenCaterina van Hemessen was a Flemish Renaissance painter. She is the earliest female Flemish painter for whom there is verifiable extant work, and is known for a series of small scale female portraits completed between the late 1540s and early 1550s.While not an especially gifted artist, Van...
, Flemish Renaissance painter - Cyclone CatarinaCyclone CatarinaCyclone Catarina is one of several informal names for a South Atlantic tropical cyclone that hit southeastern Brazil in late March 2004. The storm developed out of a stationary cold-core upper-level trough on March 12...
, a South Atlantic tropical cyclone - Misión Santa Catarina Virgen y MártirMisión Santa Catarina Virgen y MártirMission Santa Catarina was founded on November 12, 1797 in the present-day Valle of El Álamo in the municipio of Ensenada, Baja California, México, by the Dominican missionary José Loriente....
, a Spanish mission - Santa Catarina (ship)Santa Catarina (ship)Santa Catharina was a Portuguese merchant ship, a 150 ton carrack, that was seized by the Dutch East India Company during February, 1603 off Singapore...
, a Portuguese carrack that was seized by the Dutch East India Company