Jekaterina

Jekaterina is a German-style and Baltic-influenced transliteration of the Russian name Екатерина, more often rendered Ekaterina or Yekaterina in English. It belongs to the Katherine name family. The Greek origin is uncertain, though the name was early associated with katharos, “pure.” Saint Catherine of Alexandria gave it lasting Christian importance. Notable bearers include Estonian tennis player Jekaterina Šmid and Estonian politician Jekaterina Dunajeva; transliteration conventions account for the initial J.