Home › Words › C › catrinacatrinacatrina means A female given name, variant of Catherine.EtymologyFrom Spanish Catrina, from an etching titled La Calavera Catrina by Jose Guadalupe Posada that showed a skeleton wearing an elegant, European-style hat.nameA female given name, variant of Catherine.nounAn elegantly dressed skeleton figure; used as a symbol of the Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, celebration.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.calavera 61% match — sugar skull vs catrina →carnaval 49% match — One of various large carnivals held before the beginning of Lent, especially in Latin America. vs catrina →carancha 48% match — Synonym of caracara. vs catrina →catafalque 48% match — A platform used to display or convey a coffin during a funeral, often ornate. vs catrina →cubanita 48% match — A Cuban woman or girl. vs catrina →ofrenda 47% match — A shrine of offerings to one's ancestors set up on the Day of the Dead. vs catrina →deathskull 47% match — A human skull used as a warning of danger or a symbol of death. vs catrina →catafalco 47% match — Synonym of catafalque. vs catrina →