Katya
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| Katya | |
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| Pronunciation | (katia) |
| Gender | Female |
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| Related names | Yekaterina, Katherine, Catherine, Katja |
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Katya is a feminine given name. It is a very popular name in Russia. 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:
In the arts:
- Katya Chilly (born 1978), Ukrainian singer
- Katya Medvedeva (born 1937), Russian naïve painter
- Katya Paskaleva (1945–2002), Bulgarian actress
- Katya Reimann (born 1965), American writer of fantasy novels
- Katya Santos (born 1982), Filipina actress and model
In other fields:
- Katya Adler, British journalist
- Yekaterina Budanova (1916–1943), also known as Katya, female Soviet fighter ace in the Second World War
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
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