is a given name for a Female , derived from the Greek word ''katharos'', "pure". '''Katharine''' is an alternative form, more popular in the United States than in Britain . The form '''Catherine''', corresponding with the French version, is also common. Nicknames found in English include Kate, Katie , Kat, Kathy, and Cathy. Less common variants are Kaydi, Katheryn, Kathryn, Kathie, Katia and Katrina .
Alternate forms include:
- Caterina
- Catarina
- Catalina
- Caitlín
- Cait
- Catie
- Cate
- Katica
- Catharine
- Cathryn
- Cathy
- Caitriona
- Ekaterina
- Katarina
- Katharina
- Katherina
- Katarzyna (in Polish)
- Katharine
- Katherine
- Kathryn
- Katheryn
- Katrina
- Kathleen
- Kate
- Kitty
- Katya
- Αικατερίνη/Κατερίνα (in Greek)
may also refer to:
- Katharine, Duchess Of Kent , the wife of Prince Edward, Duke Of Kent
- Katherine Alexander , an American Actress
- Katharine Anthony , an American Biographer
- Katharine Lee Bates , an American Songwriter
- Katherine Blodgett , an American Physicist
- Katharine Cornell , an American actress
- Katharine Drexel , an American Nun who has been Canonized
- Katharine D. Dukakis , better known as Kitty Dukakis, wife of Michael Dukakis
- Katherine Esau , a Ukrainian -American Botanist
- Katharine Fraser , heiress-presumptive to the titles Lady Saltoun and Chief of Clan Fraser
- Katherine Govier , a Canadian Novelist
- Katharine Graham , former head of the '' Washington Post ''
- Katherine Helmond , an American actress
- Katharine Hepburn , an American actress
- Katharine Houghton , an American actress
- Katherine Igoe , a British actress
- Katharine Isabelle , Canadian actress
- Katherine Jenkins , a Welsh Singer
- Katharine Kerr , an American novelist
- Katherine MacLean , an American Science Fiction Author
- Katherine Mansfield , a New Zealand Short Story author
- Katharine McPhee , American Idol contestant
- Katherine D. Ortega , former Treasurer Of The United States
- Katherine Anne Porter , an American author
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- Katharine Ross , an American actress
- Katharine Russell , daughter of Bertrand Russell
- Katherine Young , world's oldest Internet user
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