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Katherine (/ k æ θ ə r ɪ n /), also spelled Catherine and other variations, is a feminine given name. The name and its variants are popular in countries where large Christian populations exist, because of its associations with one of the earliest Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria .
Kathleen is a female given name, used in English- and Irish-language communities. Sometimes spelled Cathleen, it is an Anglicized form of Caitlín, the Irish form of Cateline, which was the Old French form of Catherine. [1] [2] It ultimately derives from the Greek name Aikaterine, the meaning of which is highly debated (see Katherine).
Kate Cann (born 1954), English journalist and author; Kate Chopin (1850–1904), American author; Kate DiCamillo (born 1964), American children's author; Kate Elliott (born 1958), pen name of American fantasy and science fiction writer Alis A. Rasmussen; Kate Field (1838–1896), American journalist and actress
Catalina is a feminine given name. It is a Spanish form of a variation of the name Katherine. [1] Catalina is an equivalent to Katherine or Catherine in English, Αικατερίνη (Ekaterini) and Κατερίνα (Katerina) in Greek, Катерина (Kateryna) in Ukraine, Екатерина (Yekaterina) in Russian, Caterina in Catalan and Italian, Cătălina in Romanian, Catherine in ...
Kathryn is a feminine given name and comes from the Greek meaning for 'pure'. It is a variant of Katherine. [1] It may refer to: In television and film: Kathryn Beaumont (born 1938), English voice actress and school teacher best known for her Disney animation film works; Kathryn Bernardo (born 1996), Filipina actress and recording artist
Karen entered the English language from Danish, where it has been a short form of "Katherine" since medieval times. [1] It became popular in the English-speaking world in the 1940s. The name Karen was one of the top 10 names for girls born in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s, peaking as the third most popular girl's name in 1965. [2]
Catharine is a feminine given name, a variation of Katherine or Catherine. Notable people with the name include: In education: Catharine Beecher, noted educator; Catharine MacKinnon, American feminist, scholar, lawyer, teacher, and activist; Catharine Merrill, one of the first female university professors in the United States; In literature:
Cathrinus is a Latinized masculine version of the feminine name Katherine/Catherine. The name originated from the Greek feminine name Αἰκατερίνα or Αἰκατερίνη (Aikaterina, Aikaterinē), which is of unknown etymology. The earliest known use of the Greek name is in reference to one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of ...