Catherine

catherine English Alternative forms en Catharine Katharine Katherine Kathryn en Catheryn Cathryn Katheryn rare _ nonstandard _ spellings Etymology en fr Catherine, from en grc Αἰκατερίνη, grc *Ἑκατερίνη, of debated meaning, possibly from grc ἑκάτερος each of the two, or from the name of the goddess Hecate. The apheresis of the first syllable as well as the spelling with ⟨th⟩ in Latin languages, German and English, is due to a folk etymology, dating from Roman times, which associated the name with the Ancient Greek grc καθαρός pure. The name belonged to a 4th-century saint and martyr from Alexandria who was tortured on the wheel from where the term Catherine wheel originates. Pronunciation en /ˈkæθ(ə)ɹɪn/ RP,GA en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Catherine.wav Southern England en æθəɹɪn 3 en Cath e rine Proper noun s en female Ancient Greek. 1763 Voltaire and Catherine the Great: Selected Correspondence. Voltaire, Catherine, Antony Lentin.(Translation from French.)Publ. Oriental Research Partners,1973: - - - despite of what you say of my fine name, I think my head is so obstinate and inflexible that the name Catherine was well chosen. It suits my character. I was given the name by the late Empress Elisabeth, to whom I owe much; she gave it to me out of affection and out of respect for her mother XVII 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; en 1981 Carole Gift Page Carrie 55 Bethany House Publishers 1994 155661523X "Is that your given name?" "Not exactly. My father named me Catherine, and my mother nicknamed me Carrie. Nobody calls me Catherine." "Oh, but you're much more a Catherine than a Carrie," observed Peter seriously. "Carrie is simple and mundane; Catherine is complex and beautiful." en 2003 Michael O. Gregory The Dead Years 35 "Yes, Catherine sounds like a lovely name. I like it. My new name will be Catherine." She rolled the name Catherine silently again. The name had character a noble ring to it she really liked it. en California governor signs law banning all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores w:AP News https://apnews.com/article/california-plastic-bag-ban-406dedf02b416ad2bb302f498c3bce58 2024-09-22 State Sen. Catherine Blakespear, one of the bill’s supporters, said people were not reusing or recycling any plastic bags. https://web.archive.org/web/20250213112627/https://apnews.com/article/california-plastic-bag-ban-406dedf02b416ad2bb302f498c3bce58 Derived terms en Catherine Field Catherine Hill Bay Catherinian Mount Catherine Related terms variants en Caitlin Catarina Cathryn Catrina Catriona Kaitlyn Karen Kari Karin Katelyn Katerina transliteration Katerine Kateryna transliteration Kathleen Katrina Katrine Katya Trina pet forms en Cat Cate Cath Cathi Cathie Cathy Catie Kat Kate Katey Kath Kathi Kathie Kathy Katie Katy Kay Kaye Kit Kitti Kittie Kitty Translations female given name Arabic: ar كَاتْرِين f Armenian: hy Կատարինէ Basque: eu Katalina Belarusian: be Кацяры́на f Breton: br Katelin f Bulgarian: bg Катери́на f, bg Екатери́на f Catalan: ca Caterina f Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 凱瑟琳 Kǎisèlín, cmn 加大肋納 Jiādàlèinà Catholic Czech: cs Kateřina f Danish: da Katharina Dutch: nl Catharijne f Esperanto: eo Katarino Estonian: et Katariina, et Kadri Finnish: fi Katariina French: fr Catherine f Middle French: frm Katherine Galician: gl Catarina f, gl Catuxa f Georgian: ka ეკატერინე German: de Katharina f Greek: el Αικατερίνη f, el Κατερίνα f, el Κάθριν transliteration from English Ancient Greek: grc Αἰκατερῑ́νη f Greenlandic: kl Kaalat, kl Kaarat, kl Kattaliit Hawaiian: haw Kakalina Hungarian: hu Katalin Icelandic: is Katrín f Irish: ga Caitríona Italian: it Caterina Japanese: ja キャサリン Kyasarin, ja カトリーヌ Katorīnu Korean: ko ^캐서린 Latin: la Catalina f, la Catherina f Latvian: lv Katrīna f Lithuanian: lt Kotryna Maltese: mt Katarina f, mt Katerina f Māori: mi Kātarina, mi Kataraina Norwegian: no Katarina Occitan: oc Catarina f Pannonian Rusyn: rsk Катарина f Persian: fa کاترین kâtrin Picard: pcd Cat'leine Polish: pl Katarzyna f Portuguese: pt Catarina f Romanian: ro Cătălina f, ro Ecaterina f Russian: ru Екатери́на f, ru Кэ́трин f transliteration, ru Катри́н f French, ru Катери́на f rare Sami: Northern Sami: se Káre Scottish Gaelic: gd Catrìona Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh Катарина f, sh Екатерина f Latin: sh Katarina f, sh Ekaterina f Sicilian: scn Catarina f Slovak: sk Katarína f Slovene: sl Katarina f Spanish: es Catalina f Swedish: sv Katarina Ukrainian: uk Катери́на f Vietnamese: vi Catarina Welsh: cy Catrin f Anagrams en aceehinrt heritance en 2-syllable words French Etymology From fr la-med Katerīna, from fr la Ecaterīna, from fr grc Αἰκατερίνη, grc *Ἑκατερίνη. Pronunciation fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Anonymât (Kvardek du)-rue Sainte-Catherine.wav rue Sainte-Catherine fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-Catherine.wav France Proper noun f s fr female Catherine Related terms fr Carine Karine Katell Katia Descendants en Catherine 1 ja カトリーヌ Katorīnu Anagrams fr entichera