Catherine
Origin of the name Catherine:
English cognate of the Greek Aikaterinē, which is derived from katharos (pure, unsullied). Catherine has remained a perennially popular name and has been borne by many saints and members of European nobility. Var: Catharine, Cathryn.
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My daughter's name is Catherine (2). We get a ton of compliments on it and call her by the full Catherine. We know a ton of girls that go by Kate or Katie, and we don't know any others that use the "C" spelling. I took some grief with the C because I am Greek, and the Greeks like the "K", but I personally think that the "C" is a much softer, feminine spelling. This is a lovely, timeless name that will take her anywhere she wants to go in life!
However, in Anne of Green Gables, Anne famously supports the "Katherine with a K" spelling over the "Catherine with a C." It's a surprisingly influential opinion and you're sure to meet a number of people who cite her and her logic on this matter.
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Kate
Cate
Kat
Cat
Kit
Kitty
Cathi
Cathy
Cathie
Catie
Katie
Cassie
Cass
Erin
Erine
Rin
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Cate Blanchett (actress)
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Welsh actress
Catherine Deneuve, French actress
Catherine Oxenberg, actress related to Catherine the Great.
St. Catherine of Siena
St. Catherine of Assisi
Catherine of Aragon, first wife of Henry VIII, daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain
Catherine Howard, fifth wife of Henry VIII
Catherine Parr (sometimes Katherine Parr), sixth wife of Henry VIII
Katharine Hepburn, actress
Katharine Ross, actress
Kathryn Grayson, actress/singer
Catherine Keener, actress- Catherine in song, story & screen: | Edit
Catherine Earnshaw "Cathy", and her daughter Catherine Linton - Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Catherine Tramell, protagonist of the film "Basic Instinct"
Lady Catherine de Bourgh, in Pride & Prejudice
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NameMapper Current Popularity of Catherine by State
Global Popularity of the Name Catherine
- #79 in Canada (Quebec)
- #99 in Ireland
- #149 in United States
- #179 in Canada (British Columbia)
- #179 in Scotland
- #190 in Canada (Alberta)
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