My big sister's name is KaTina. Tina for short (sometimes). She's a very independent, intelligent person. And I think this is a nice name, that is very different. I think it sounds very 'ethnic' (Greek).
A few years ago I heard this name for the first time (the Russian singer Lena Katina). Before, I thought it was a fantasy name. My father called me Katina, because as a child I wasn't able to pronounce Kerstin, my real name. I always liked Katina much more than Kerstin! And now I'm really wondering about so many details on this name!
-- Anonymous User 6/14/2008
I was born in 1960 my name is Katina, I have never used this name as I thought of it as add, but all who know me ask why I don't use it as they think it's a really nice name. There is a whale in Orlando called Katina.
A famous bearer of this name was Greek actress Katina Paxinou (17 December 1900 - 22 February 1973). Notable film appearances of her's include "Mourning Becomes Electra" and "For Whom the Bell Tolls" as Pilar, for which she was the recipient of an Academy Award.
This name rocketed into popularity in 1972 in USA due to a fictional soap-opera baby named Katina. She was “born” in early 1972 on the CBS soap "Where the Heart Is" which ran 1969-1973. The names of characters in soap operas have historically influenced baby name rankings a lot. The spelling Catina and the variant Contina also appeared in the US popularity charts at the same time. Katina's popularity went down very fast and by 1982 it was off the top 1000 and has never reappeared. [noted -ed]