Origin: English
Meaning: Pure. Used since third century A. D. Early Latin forms Katerina and Caterina became Katharine and Catherine. French Cateline and English Catlyn came into wider use during medieval period when variants multiplied.
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Form of the Greek Catherine meaning pure.
Origin: Irish
Meaning: Pure. Clear. From the Gaelic form Caitlin.
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Pure, clear. Form of the Latin 'Katharina', from the Greek 'Aikaterina'. It was borne by a number of saints, including St Catherine of Alexandria, a 4th century martyr who suffered torture on a spiked wheel.
Origin: Shakespearean
Meaning: 'King Henry V' Daughter to Charles and Isabel, King and Queen of France
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