Catterino as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Catterino

What is the meaning of the name Catterino ?

The baby name Catterino is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced kah-teh-REE-no (Italian: /katteˈriːno/).

Catterino is Italian in Origin.

Catterino is an Italian masculine given name, a rarer double‑t variant of Caterino, itself a diminutive/masculine derivative of Caterina (Catherine). It ultimately traces to Greek Aikaterínē; although the etymology is debated (possibly linked to Hekátē), medieval folk etymology connected it with katharós “pure,” the sense most often cited today. The suffix -ino marks endearment or smallness, so Catterino conveys “little/pure one.” It appears sporadically in central and southern Italian records and also as a family name.

In records, the simpler spelling Caterino is better attested (e.g., the Venetian diplomat Caterino Zeno, 15th c.), with Catterino emerging in regional and parish usage from the 18th–19th centuries onward. The name remains rare in modern Italy. Variants and related forms include Caterino, Catarino (Iberian), and feminine Caterina/Catarina; cognates span Catherine, Katherine, Katerina, and Ekaterina. Common nicknames are Rino and Nino. Name days often follow St Catherine: 25 November or 29 April.

⚙ Nothing for Catterino shows up in the birth registries or name datasets we track. Names like this are usually very rare, tied to a particular region or tradition, or freshly invented. Whichever it is, scarcely anyone else carries it.