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- ↑ "MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Katya". Archived from the original on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ↑ This name is also can be spelled Katia. MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Yekaterina Archived 2017-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
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