Katharine

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Katharine

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A variant spelling of Catherine, based on the folk etymology that it would derive from Greek καθαρός (katharos "pure").

proper noun

A female given name from Ancient Greek. Petruchio.Good morrow, Kate; for that's your name, I hear. Katharina.Well have you heard, but something hard of hearing: They call me Katharine that do talk of me.

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Closest in meaning: catherine, kathryn, katherine, baroness, agostino, catharine, cathryn, cathleen, kathleen, cathy, cathie, kathy, kathie, katy, katie, catie

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"Katharine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/katharine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Katharine. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/katharine

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"Katharine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/katharine.

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@misc{katharine_2026,
  title = {Katharine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/katharine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}