Meaning and origin of Katherine

Katherine
Greek
Female
`pure `.
Meaning & Origin
Katherine is a Greek girl name.
The meaning of the name is `pure `.
Where is it used?
The name Katherine is mainly used in English.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Catrin (In Welsh)
Karin (In Swedish and in Finnish)
Catherina (In Spanish)
Catalina (In Spanish)
Ekaterina (In Russian and in Bulgarian)
Ecaterina (In Romanian)
Katarzyna (In Polish)
Kari (In Norwegian)
Reina (In Jewish)
Catarina (In Italian and in Portuguese)
Caterina (In Italian and in Catalan)
Catriona (In Irish and in Scottish)
Caitlin (In Irish and in English)
Caitria (In Irish)
Katalin (In Hungarian)
Aikaterine (In Greek)
Katarina (In German, Swedish, Hungarian, Croatian and in Serbian)
Katharine (In German and in English)
Katrine (In German, Danish, Dutch and in Polish)
Katarine (In German)
Katja (In German)
Katharina (In German)
Katariina (In Finnish)
Catherine (In English and in French)
Karaugh (In English (Modern))
Karyn (In English)
Carin (In English)
Caren (In English)
Cate (In English)
Cara (In English)
Caryn (In English)
Kathryn (In English)
Cathryn (In English)
Katherina (In English)
Katrien (In Dutch)
Karen (In Danish and in English)
Katerina (In Czech)
Katarin (In Breton)
Katina (In Other languages)
If it's too long people might use:
In Scandinavian: Kaia
In Hungarian: Kata
In Finnish: Katri
In English: Kit
In English: Kate
In English: Kathy
In English: Kathi
In English: Kathie
See also
In Swedish: Kajsa (F)
In Russian: Jekaterina
In Russian: Katya
In Russian: Katinka
In Polish: Kassia (F)
In Polish: Kasia (F)
In Irish and in Scottish: Catrina
In Irish and in English: Kathleen
In Irish: Ríona
In German: Käthe (F)
In Finnish: Kaisa (F)
In English: Katrina
In English: Katy (F)
In English: Katriona
In English: Christopher
In English: Catharine
In English: Cathy
In English: Katie (F)
In English: Katee (F)
In English: Katlyn
In English: Kaety (F)
In English: Kat (F)
In English: Kitty (F)
In English: Kara (F)
In English: Caitlyn
In English: Katelynn
In English: Kathlyn
In English: Katelyn
In English: Katelin
In English: Kaitlin
In English: Kaitlyn
In English: Kaitlynn
In Danish: Trine
In Other languages: Cadi
In Other languages: Caetlin
In Other languages: Khara (F)
In Other languages: Catina
Stastics
The name Katherine was given to 7056 babies in the USA in 2004. Katherine was the number 97 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 6628 babies making it the number 35 name that year.
-www.talkingbabies.com