Catherine

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Pronunciation
KA-TREEN(French)
KA-TU-REEN(French)
KATH-rin(English)
KATH-ə-rin(English)

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Catherine Name meanings & History

French form of Katherine, and also a common English variant.

Zodiac Sign of Catherine: Curious Gemini

Synonyms of Catherine:

C: Cute,Copycat,Candid,Clever,Choice,Chatty,Curious

A: Ambitious,Argumentative,Aggressive,Angry,Action,Assertive

T: Touchy,Truth,Tireless,Doubting Thomas,Testy,Tacky,Talkative

H: Hobnobbing,Hyper,Heart's Desire,Hope,Haggle

E: Exaggerate,Entertain,Enlighten,Environment,Enliven,Expressive

R: Rational,Resourceful,Reason,Restless

I: Indulgence,Involved,Intimate

N: Neurosis,Nervous,Nagging,Nutrition,Nitpicking,Neat,Nice

Catherine is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strong name
  • a Upper name
  • a Wholesome name

2.) CATHERINE (Female)

Usage: French

Meanings: From the Greek Aikaterine, which is derived from katharos (pure, unsullied). Var: Katherine. Short: Rina. Pet: Katie. (KAT-REEN)


3.) Catherine (Female)

Usage:

Meanings: (Greek, Irish, English) pure

Other Forms: Cartharine, Cathrine, Cathryn, Katherine


4.) Catherine (Female)

Usage: Greek

Meanings: Pure

Other Forms: Catharin, Catharine, Catharyn, Catherin, Catheryn, Cathryn, Katharin, Katharine, Katherin, Katherine, Katheryn, Kathryn


5.) Catherine (Female)

Usage:

Meanings: (Greek) pure. (English) a form of Katherine.

Other Forms: Cairena, Cairene, Cairina, Caitrin, Cat, Cate, Cathann, Cathanne, Cathenne, Catheren, Catherene, Catheria, Catherin, Catherina, Catherinah, Catlaina, Catreeka, Catrelle, Catrice, Catricia, Catrika


6.) CATHERINE (Female)

Usage: Portuguese

Meanings: Derived from the Greek Aikaterine, which is from katharos (pure, unsullied). Var: Catarina. (KAH-TEH-REE-NEE)


7.) CATHERINE (Female)

Usage: Irish

Meanings: A borrowing from the English, Catherine is a cognate of the Greek Aikaterine, which is derived from katharos (pure, unsullied). Caitrin and Caitriona are Gaelic forms. Var: Catharina, Catharine, Cathryn, Katherine, Kathryn. Short: Cath, Kate, Kath. Pet: Cathy, Kathy, Katie, Katty, Kay. (KATH-EH-RIN)


8.) CATHERINE (Female)

Usage: English

Meanings: English cognate of the Greek Aikaterine, 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. Short: Cath. Pet: Cathy. (KATH-EH-RIN)


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