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Catharine

Catharine proper noun: a female given name from Ancient Greek, of less common usage, variant of Catherine.

Proper noun

Catharine

  1. 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.1830, Mary Russell Mitford, Our Village: Fourth Series: Cottage Names

Phrases with Catharine

Questions about Catharine

What does Catharine mean?
Catharine means a female given name from Ancient Greek, of less common usage, variant of Catherine.
What part of speech is Catharine?
Catharine is a proper noun.

Words near Catharine in the dictionary

  1. Cathar
  2. catharanthalog
  3. catharanthine
  4. catharantine
  5. Cathari
  6. Catharine
  7. Catharine wheel
  8. Catharine wheels
  9. catharise
  10. catharised
  11. catharises

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