Katherine Name Meaning

Gender: Female

Origin: Greek

Meaning: Pure

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1. Meaning of the name "Katherine"

From the Greek name Ακ (Aikaterine). The etymology is debated: it may be derived from the previous Greek name Εκτερηηη (Hekaterine), derived from εκαεκ ςς (hekateros) meaning "each of the two";

It may derive from the name of the goddess HECATE; it may be related to Greek (aikia) which means "torture"; Or it could be from a Coplic name meaning "devoted your name". In the early Christian period, it became associated with the Greek ακαρ (katharos) meaning "pure", and the Latin spelling was changed from Katerina to Katharina to reflect this.

This name was born to a legendary 4th-century saint and martyr from Alexandria, who was tortured on a sharp wheel. The saint was originally revered in Syria, and the crusaders returned introduced the name to Western Europe.

It was popularized in England from the 12th century in many different ways of writing, with Kinda and Catherine becoming the standard in the later Middle Ages. To this day both ways of writing are commonly used in the English-speaking world.

In the United States, the Kinda spelling has become more popular since 1973. Famous bearers include Catherine of Siena, a 14th-century mystic and Catherine de 'Medici, a 16th-century French queen.

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2. Variation of the name "Katherine"

Katheryn:

Cognate of the Greek Aikaterinē, the root of which is katharos (pure, unsullied).

Kathrine:

Is very beautiful and shy. She often gets annoyed when people spell her name wrong and has a big heart.

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3. Top 3 Famous Person Named Katherine

Katharine Hepburn:

Katharine Houghton Hepburn (born May 12, 1907, died June 29, 2003), commonly known as Katharine Hepburn is a legendary American actress. Hepburn holds the record for the number of times Academy Award for Best Actress has won 4 times out of 12 nominations.

In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Hepburn as the number one actress among American female stars over the past 100 years.

Catherine Zeta-Jones:

Catherine Zeta-Jones, CBE, (/ ˈziːtə /; September 25, 1969) is a Welsh actor who won an Oscar and a Tony Award. After starring in a number of UK and US television series and supporting roles in film films, she has featured with roles in Hollywood films such as the 1998 action film The Mask. of Zorro and the 1999 crime thriller Entrapment.

Her groundbreaking role was in the 2000 film Traffic, she was first nominated for Best Supporting Golden Globe Award. Other famous movies Chicago (2002, won the Oscar and BAFTA award for best supporting actress), music film A Little Night Music (2010) ...

Katherine Heigl:

She started her career as a young model with Wilhelmina models before moving on to acting. She made her debut film in That Night (1992) and then appeared in My Father the Hero (1994) as well as Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995).

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