Catherine

For other uses, see Catherine (disambiguation).
Catherine
Pronunciation Kah-th-ehr-in
Gender Female
Origin
Word/name directly from French, and ultimately from Greek
Meaning From the Greek Αἰκατερίνη Aikaterínē of debated meaning, possibly from ἑκάτερος (hekáteros, “each of the two”)
Region of origin Throughout English-speaking world
Other names
Nickname(s) Cat, Cath, Cathy, Cati, Cate, Kitty, Kat, Katrin
Related names Katherine, Katheryn, Kathryn, Katharyn, Katherin, Katharine, Katheryne, Katrin, Katarzyna, Catharine, Cathryn, Cathrin, Catherin, Catalina, Caterina, Kaitlen
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Catherine is a feminine given name. For the history of the name Catherine, see Katherine. The nicknames include Catie, Caty, Cate, Cathy, Cat, Kitty, Erin, and others.

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