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Katherine
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English
right|thumb|The Katherine River at Katherine, Northern Territory
+, Northern Territory
+ River
Alternative forms
given name en Kathy Kath Kate diminutive
Etymology
en Variant of en Catherine with the initial letter changed to ⟨K⟩ to reflect its en grc - origin, or in particular the folk etymological connection to grc καθαρός pure.
Pronunciation
en /ˈkæθ(ə)ɹɪn/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-Katherine.wav US
en Kath e rine
Proper noun
en female Ancient Greek, a popular spelling variant of Catherine.
en 1816 Alexander Chalmers The General Biographical Dictionary 186 SAVAGE (HENRY) - - - His aim was to appear great in little things, and the gravity with which he discusses the origin, derivation, &c of the name Katherine, whether it should be spelt with a K or a C, at which time the letter k was introduced, and the double l in Balliol, is truly wonderful. - - - By his wife, Lady Mary Sandys, he left issue Henry, Edwin, John, Katherine, and Thomas
en 1991 Margaret Atwood Wilderness Tips 0385421060 36 During her childhood she was a romanticized Katherine, dressed by her misty-eyed, fussy mother in dresses that looked like ruffled pillowcases. By high school she'd shed the frills and emerged as a bouncy, round-faced Kathy - - - At university she was Kath, blunt and no-bullshit in her Take-Back-the-Night jeans and checked shirt - - - When she ran away to England, she sliced herself down to Kat. It was economical, street-feline, and pointed as a nail.
en Scott Glover; Curt Devine; Audrey Ash Former Florida state senator charged in spoiler candidate scheme w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/18/politics/frank-artiles-arrested-sham-candidate-invs 2021-03-18 The county’s top prosecutor, Katherine Fernandez Rundle, accused Artiles at a news conference on Thursday afternoon of paying an old friend almost $45,000 to mount a fake candidacy intended to illegally sway the election. https://web.archive.org/web/20211019022144/https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/18/politics/frank-artiles-arrested-sham-candidate-invs/
en Q17980 en town/and/lgarea (the Town of Katherine) in the terr/Northern Territory c/Australia.
en Q3652593 en region terr/Northern Territory c/Australia The Katherine Region.
en Q532543 en river terr/Northern Territory, which gave its name to the town.
en Q5356225 en electoral division terr/Northern Territory c/Australia.
en CDP co/Mohave County s/Arizona c/USA.
Related terms
See en Catherine.
Translations
town in the Northern Territory
Australian Kriol: rop Katherrain