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Katharine
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English
Etymology
A variant spelling of Catherine, based on the folk etymology that it would derive from Greek καθαρός (katharos "pure").
Proper noun
en female Ancient Greek.
, Act II, Scene I:
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.