Catharine

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proper noun

A female given name from Ancient Greek, of less common usage, variant of Catherine.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek, of less common usage, variant of Catherine.

    A great number of children, amongst the lower classes, are Carolines. - - - A clergyman in my neighbourhood used to mistake the sound, and christen the babies Catharine; - a wise error, for Kate is a noble abbreviation.

    1830, Mary Russell Mitford, Our Village: Fourth Series: Cottage Names

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Catharine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Catharine

MLA

“Catharine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Catharine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Catharine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Catharine.

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