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Cathie

Cathie is the alternative spelling of Cathy.

Meaning of Cathy

Proper noun

Cathy (plural Cathys or Cathies)

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Catherine and of its variant forms, also used as a formal given name in the 20th century.
    • It was named Catherine, but he never called it the name in full, as he had never called the first Catherine short, probably because Heathcliff had a habit of doing so. The little one was always Cathy, it formed to him a distinction from the mother, and yet, a connection with her; ( - - - )1847 December, Ellis Bell [pseudonym; Emily Brontë], Wuthering Heights: […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Thomas Cautley Newby, […], →OCLC

Words formed from Cathie

Questions about Cathie

What is Cathie the alternative spelling of?
Cathie is the alternative spelling of Cathy.

Words near Cathie in the dictionary

  1. cathexis
  2. Cathey
  3. Catheys
  4. Catheys Valley
  5. Cathi
  6. Cathie
  7. Cathies
  8. cathilicidin
  9. cathine
  10. cathing
  11. cathinone

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