Katharine
name
name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A female given name from Ancient Greek.
"Petruchio.Good morrow, Kate; for that's your name, I hear. Katharina.Well have you heard, but something hard of hearing: They call me Katharine that do talk of me."
Example
More examples"Here is a gentleman whom by chance I met, Upon agreement from us to his liking, Will undertake to woo curst Katharine."
Etymology
A variant spelling of Catherine, based on the folk etymology that it would derive from Greek καθαρός (katharos "pure").