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Katrina

American  
[kuh-tree-nuh] / kəˈtri nə /
Or Katryna

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Katherine.


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My politics changed after the Iraq War and Hurricane Katrina, but I still love those characters, and I have a high interest in media drama in general.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

Katrina Horstead, director of Versed Financial, suggested first-time buyers:

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

The US government has made four major oil withdrawals in recent history: at the end of the first Gulf War, after Hurricane Katrina, after the Libyan revolution, and during Joe Biden's presidency.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

Katrina, like us, is rightly horrified but she’s in her own bind: undocumented, saved by Chris from the streets, with her signature on a confidentiality agreement and a deportation threat hanging over her.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, many family members had fled New Orleans and were now living hundreds of miles away.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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