Catharine

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Catharine

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A female given name from Ancient Greek, of less common usage, variant of Catherine. A great number of children, amongst the lower classes, are Carolines. - - - A clergyman in my neighbourhood used to mistake the sound, and christen the babies Catharine; - a wise error, for Kate is a noble abbreviation.

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@misc{catharine_2026,
  title = {Catharine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/catharine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}