Catriona
Encyclopedia
Catriona is a feminine given name
in the English language
. It is an Anglicisation
of the Scottish Gaelic Caitrìona, and the Irish
Caitríona. Both Caitríona and Caitríona are Gaelic forms of the English Katherine
. A variant spelling of the Scottish Gaelic Caitrìona is Catrìona.
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
in the English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. It is an Anglicisation
Anglicisation
Anglicisation, or anglicization , is the process of converting verbal or written elements of any other language into a form that is more comprehensible to an English speaker, or, more generally, of altering something such that it becomes English in form or character.The term most often refers to...
of the Scottish Gaelic Caitrìona, and the Irish
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
Caitríona. Both Caitríona and Caitríona are Gaelic forms of the English Katherine
Katherine (given name)
Katherine is a feminine name, which is popular in historically Christian countries, owing to its having been the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria.-Origin and meaning:...
. A variant spelling of the Scottish Gaelic Caitrìona is Catrìona.
Caitríona
- Catherine McGuinnessCatherine McGuinnessCatherine McGuinness , is a former President of the Law Reform Commission and a former judge of the Circuit Court 1994-1996 , justice of the High Court 1996-2000 and Supreme Court of Ireland 2000-2006...
, Irish judge and barrister - Caitríona RuaneCaitríona RuaneCaitríona Ruane MLA is a Sinn Féin politician and a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Down....
, Irish politician
Catriona
- Catriona ForrestCatriona ForrestCatriona Forrest is a female field hockey defender from Scotland. She plays club hockey for Glasgow Western Ladies, and made her debut for the Women's National Team in 2005. Her older brother James represented Scotland at cricket up to U19 level.-References:*...
, Scottish field hockey player - Catriona GrantCatriona GrantCatriona Mary Grant is a founder member and former co-chair of the Scottish Socialist Party and the party's equalities spokesperson. She was instrumental in the split from the CWI international which established the SSP during the "Scottish Debate" of the late-90s.She was the chair of the...
, Scottish politician - Catriona Le May Doan, Canadian speedskater
- Catriona MacCollCatriona MacCollCatriona MacColl is an English actress who has worked extensively in both film and television across Europe.-Acting career:In 1979, MacColl made her debut in the title role of "Lady Oscar" directed by Jacques Demy in Japan...
, English actress - Catriona MatthewCatriona MatthewCatriona Isobel Matthew MBE is a Scottish professional golfer who plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:...
, Scottish professional golfer - Catriona MorrisonCatriona MorrisonCatriona Morrison is a British triathlete and duathlete of Scottish origin.In 2005 she won the silver medal at the ITU Duathlon World Championships. In 2006 she followed this up with gold and took another silver medal at the Long Distance Duathlon World Championships...
, Scottish triathlete - Catriona Pettit, Australian television presenter
- Catriona SensCatriona OliverCatriona Sens was a member of the Australia's 2004 Summer Olympics women's eight rowing crew with Sally Robbins. -Career highlights:...
, Australian rower - Catriona ShearerCatriona ShearerCatriona Shearer is a newsreader, journalist and television presenter who currently hosts the Reporting Scotland news programme on BBC One.Shearer has previously presented Reporting Scotland live from Wimbledon and T in the Park...
, Scottish journalist - Catriona (Cat) SparksCatriona SparksCatriona Sparks is an Australian science fiction writer, editor and publisher.As manager and editor of Agog! Press with her partner, Australian horror writer Rob Hood, Sparks has produced ten anthologies of speculative fiction...
, Australian science fiction writer, editor and publisher - Catriona MacInnesCatriona MacInnesCatriona MacInnes is a Scottish film-maker. A graduate of MFA , Screen Academy Scotland, her graduation film was nominated for the Golden Lion Award in Corto Cortissimo at the 65th Venice International Film Festival in 2008...
, Film-maker