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Katharine

Katharine proper noun: a female given name from Ancient Greek.

Proper noun

Katharine

  1. 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., Act II, Scene I

Origin of Katharine

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

Phrases with Katharine

Questions about Katharine

What does Katharine mean?
Katharine means a female given name from Ancient Greek.
What part of speech is Katharine?
Katharine is a proper noun.

Words near Katharine in the dictionary

  1. kathak
  2. kathakali
  3. kathakalis
  4. kathaks
  5. katharevousa
  6. Katharine
  7. Katharine Hall
  8. katharobe
  9. katharobes
  10. katharobic
  11. katharometer

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