Katri

Variant of Kadri, from Katariina (“Catherine”).

Katri

1. a female given name

Traditional short form of Katariina (“Catherine”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑtri/,
• Rhymes: -ɑtri
• Syllabification^(key): Kat‧ri

Katri

1. a female given name
   • 1840, Kanteletar:3:3 Katrin parannus:

     Katri kangasta kutovi,
     helma hieno helkytteli.

   • 1967, Venny Kontturi, Ruukinkuja, Uusi kirjakerho, published 1974, →ISBN, page 129:

     Piti ihan sormin laskea ennen kuin jokaisen muisti luetella: Tiina, Taina, Tuovi, Toini, Tyyra, Tilma ja Tellu. Katri oli kaikkein nuorin ja Katri, ei ollut kai enää keksitty kaunista teellä alkavaa tytönnimeä.

     I had to count them by finger in order to remember all of their names: Tiina, Taina, Tuovi, Toini, Tyyra, Tilma and Tellu. Katri was the youngest of them all and Katri, I suppose they couldn't come up with any more beautiful female names starting with a T.

• Katri is the 75^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 9,981 female individuals (and as a middle name to 4,013 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

• arkit, karit, rakit, ratki, rikat