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Catena

Feminine
Rare

Updated June 9, 2019

How Popular Is The Name Catena

Family name origins & meanings

  • Southern Italian (Sicily and Naples) : habitational name from any of several places called Catena, from Latin catena ‘chain’.
  • Southern Italian (Sicily and Naples) : from the Marian name (Maria della) Catena, the patron saint of many communities in eastern Sicily.

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