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Catherine
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Male: 2 countries
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Female: 3 countries
Origin: Ancient Greek
Borrowed from French Catherine, from Ancient Greek Αἰκατερίνη (Aikaterínē), *Ἑκατερίνη (*Hekaterínē), of debated meaning, possibly from ἑκάτερος (hekáteros, “each of the two”), or from the name of the goddess Hecate. The apheresis of the first syllable as well as the spelling with ⟨th⟩ in Latin languages, German and English, is due to a folk etymology, dating from Roman times, which associated the name with the Ancient Greek καθαρός (katharós, “pure”).
Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)
Name Variants & Related
- Cathérine Variant with diacritics
- Catherinette Derived from Catherine
- Catherine-Marie Derived from Catherine
- Catherin Root name
- Acacius Ancient Greek origin
- Agatha Ancient Greek origin
- Agathon Ancient Greek origin
- Aglaia Ancient Greek origin
- Agnes Ancient Greek origin
- Alex Ancient Greek origin
Popularity by Country
Catherine
Male Rank #12668
Female Rank #320
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