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Katherine, Catherine, Cathrina 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.
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 .
Katherine, Katrin, Karen, Karine, Karyn Karin or Carin is a common feminine given name in various Germanic languages (geographically including Austria , Germany , Netherlands , Scandinavia , and Switzerland ), and Estonia and Slovenia , and in some French-speaking areas, as well as Japanese .
Research on Japanese men's speech shows greater use of "neutral" forms, forms not strongly associated with masculine or feminine speech, than is seen in Japanese women's speech. [12] Some studies of conversation between Japanese men and women show neither gender taking a more dominant position in interaction.
Pages in category "Japanese masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,416 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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.
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Big Nose Kate (1850–1940), Hungarian-born prostitute and longtime companion and common-law wife of Old West gunfighter Doc Holliday, born Mary Katherine Horony; Kate Bisschop-Swift (1834–1928), Dutch painter; Kate Booth (1858–1955), English Salvationist and evangelist, eldest daughter of William and Catherine Booth