Katharine - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Katharine \k(a)-thari-ne, kath(a)-rine\ is a variant of Catherine (Greek) and Katherine (Greek), and the meaning of Katharine is "pure".

The baby name Katharine sounds like Kathyrine, Kathrine, Katharyne and Catharine. Other similar baby names are Kathaline, Katrine, Kathryne, Kathline, Katherina, Katherin, Katheline, Katharyn, Katarina, Cathrine, Catharyne, Catharina, Catharin, Cathaline, Catarine, Kathrina, Kathrene, Kathirin, Katheryne and Kathyline.

Katharine is a very common first name for women (#661 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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