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Yes, and people have also imported names throughout the times. New names have sounded exotic & interesting, even though people have not always been able to pronounce or spell them correctly, especially if the names were foreign (saints' names, for example). Also, not all languages have the same vowel and consonant sounds, so there's bound to be some variation somewhere along the way. For example, the "th" sound in Katherine is difficult in some parts of the world, so it is replaced by "t" (as in Katarina, Katarzyna, Ekaterina &c.).