Katharina is a feminine given name. It is a German form of Katherine. It may refer to:In television and film:Katharina Bellowitsch, Austrian radio and TV presenterKatharina Thalbach, German actress and film directorKatherine Pierce, a character in The Vampire Diaries originally named Katharina Petrova.In artistry:Katharina Fröhlich, lover of Franz GrillparzerKatharina Rapp, German artistIn other fields:Katharina Dalton, British physician and pioneer in the research of premenstrual stress syndrome.Katharina Klafsky, Hungarian operatic singerKatharina von Bora, German Catholic nun who was an early convert to Protestantism.Katharina von Zimmern (1478-1547), last abbess of the Fraumünster Abbey