Katya is a feminine given name. It is a very popular name in Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Serbia, and North Macedonia. It is a Russian diminutive form of Yekaterina,[1] which is a Russian form of Katherine.[2] The name is sometimes used as an independent given name in the English-speaking world. In German, Dutch and Scandinavian languages it is spelled Katja. Katya may also refer to:

Katya
PronunciationRussian: [ˈkatʲə]
GenderFemale
Origin
MeaningBaby Sunshine
Other names
Related namesYekaterina, Katherine, Catherine, Katja

In the arts:

  • Katya Aytak (Miller) (born March 17 2001), American fire performer and healer. Famous for the double bubble fire-bubble performance at High Sierra Music Festival. Very rare specimen of the purest form Owner Operator of the Fox Den, Chico CA

In other fields:

In fiction:

  • Katya Derevko, on the ABC television series Alias
  • Katya Kinski, on the Australian soap opera Neighbours
  • Katya Nadanova, Bond girl in the game James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing
  • Katya Orlova, heroine of John le Carré's novel The Russia House and the film adaptation
  • Katya Vogt, the protagonist of Sandra Birdsell's historical novel The Russländer (aka Katya)
  • Katya (Highlander), an Immortal in Highlander: The Series
  • Katya, a character in the 2013 movie Stalingrad.
  • Katya Udinov, Alexandra Udinov's mother in Nikita
  • Katya, fictional villain portrayed by Danny Denzongpa in the 1996 Indian film Ghatak
  • Katya Michailov Goncharova, a character from the internet meme/nonexistant movie Goncharov (1973)

Other uses

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References

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  1. ^ "MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Katya". Archived from the original on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  2. ^ This name is also can be spelled Katia. MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Yekaterina Archived 2017-02-12 at the Wayback Machine